US EditionMother Nature Frightens Thunderstruck MiLB Pitcher Into Costly Balk With Heart-Stopping Boom In Florida
- A thunderstorm impacted a minor league baseball game in Florida on Tuesday, affecting the Norfolk Tides and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp matchup.
- The thunder startled Pitcher Contreras, leading to a balk that allowed a runner to score.
- The Jumbo Shrimp turned the game around, winning 9-5 after trailing 2-1.
- The Tides' record worsened to 34-50, while the Jumbo Shrimp improved to 53-34.
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Minor League Team Gets Hosed By Mother Nature Thanks To Lightning-Induced Balk
One of the fun things about baseball is that, for as long as the game has been around, we still manage to see things we've never seen before, and that's what happened on Tuesday during a Minor League Baseball game that saw a team score a run, all thanks to Mother Nature.The Norfolk Tides — the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles — were down in Florida to take on the Miami Marlins-affiliated Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp when, in the bottom o…
Thunderbolt Causes Minor League Pitcher to Give Up a Run
There are numerous rules governing fan interference in baseball, but we may need to add some rules to address interference from Mother Nature. The post WATCH: Thunderbolt Causes Minor League Pitcher to Give Up a Run appeared first on Breitbart.
Mother Nature Frightens Thunderstruck MiLB Pitcher Into Costly Balk With Heart-Stopping Boom In Florida
A baseball on the pitching rubber. A Minor League Baseball game was briefly interrupted by a vicious crash of thunder in Florida. The heart-stopping “boom” caused a costly balk for the visiting team. The scene was caught on video during an MiLB broadcast. The timing of the thunderbolt couldn’t have been worse for the starting pitcher! The comical series of events occurred in the bottom of the first inning during a game between the Norfolk Tides …
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