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VIDEO: Umpire Has to Be Reminded Rules of Baseball During Reds-Brewers Game

By Jason Schandl

The umpire forgot how the rules of baseball work in Tuesday's Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds game.
The umpire forgot how the rules of baseball work in Tuesday's Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds game. /
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Baseball umpires catch a lot of flack for the mistakes they make, but some of their mistakes are understandable in what is a pretty difficult job.

This one from last night's Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers game, though, is not one of them.

The home plate ump clearly forgot the bases were loaded, calling an easy out safe because there was no tag. Catcher Omar Narvaez and Ben Gamel were both immediately in the umpire's ear, reminding him of how baseball's rules work.

To the ump's credit, he did correct himself before things went too far — not forcing the Brewers to use a challenge on what was obvious to everyone in the stadium was a completely botched call.

This correction proved to be crucial, as the Brewers held onto that 3-2 lead for the rest of the game, improving to 13-15 on the season and increasing their lead over the 11-17 Reds in the NL Central.

Even after this win, the Reds and Brewers are still tied (at +900) for the third-best odds to win the NL Central this season, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

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Jason Schandl is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Jason Schandl also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username Jaymun. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.