Slugging infielder Miguel Sanó surely hit a baseball hard enough and high enough to be a home run.
Unfortunately for him, an obstacle prevented it from leaving the ballpark.
That obstacle being a speaker hanging from the roof at Tropicana Field.
Watch below:
Back to the track, at the wall, and … the shortstop has it? pic.twitter.com/2Mok0DZsJO
— MLB (@MLB) June 1, 2019
Looks like Tropicana Field has some rules about this, read them below:
CATWALKS, LIGHTS AND SUSPENDED OBJECTS:
Batted ball strikes catwalk, light or suspended object over fair territory
Batted ball that strikes either of the lower two catwalks (known as the ‘C-Ring’ and the ‘D-Ring’), including any lights or suspended objects attached to either of those catwalks as well as any angled support rods that connect the ‘C-Ring’ to the masts that support the ‘D-Ring’ in fair territory: Home Run.
Batted ball that strikes either of the upper catwalks (known as the ‘A-Ring’ and the ‘B-Ring’), including the masts that support each of those catwalks as well as any angled support rods that connect the ‘B-Ring’ to the masts that support the ‘C-Ring’ in fair territory: In Play. If caught by fielder, batter is out and runners advance at own risk.
Batted ball that is not judged a home run and remains on a catwalk, light or suspended object: Two Bases.
Batted ball strikes catwalk, light or suspended object over foul territory: Dead Ball.
Twins fans were quick to criticize Tropicana Field.
Delete this stadium.
— Alex Miller (@Alex6Miller) June 1, 2019
Can someone get this team a new stadium
— Nick Martz (@nickmartzzz) June 1, 2019
Few years ago Sano (I think it was him) hit a ball at the Trop that was guaranteed to be long gone. But it hit the roof and fell for a double. Twins ended losing the game by 1 run, and missed the playoffs by a game or 2. #BulldozeTheTrop
— Jeremy Schooler (@jschool98) June 1, 2019
You really never want your home advantage to quickly turn into a home disadvantage.
But that’s exactly what happened here.
Brutal.
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