The Colorado Rockies haven’t had much to celebrate this season at all. But for a few innings on Wednesday night, it looked like they might steal that feel-good moment for once. Their top prospect, Chase Dollander, was cruising against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They shut the Dodgers down through five innings, just allowing one hit. It made LA fans go silent. However, the sixth inning arrived, and the skies quite literally opened up!

With two outs, Dollander faced Max Muncy after giving up a walk and a single. Muncy lofted a routine pop-up between first and second base. Usually, this play ends the inning and gets everyone back to the dugout, right? But with rain falling and the stadium lights making it worse, the game continued.

Rockies second baseman Thairo Estrada looked up and lost the ball in the rain. First baseman Michael Toglia did the same, and neither of them caught the call. Because there were already two outs, Dodgers baserunners Shohei Ohtani and Dalton Rushing were moving, and they ended up scoring easily. And just like that, what should have been a 0-0 game turned into a 2-0 lead for LA. Then the umpires decided to delay the game!

For the Rockies fans, or anyone watching, this was confusing. Why let a game continue in unsafe conditions until LA scored, and then only call a rain delay? Dollander ended his night then with just two runs allowed over 5.2 innings. And well, frustration was written on his face, and it is understandable—a well-pitched outing simply unravelled by the weather and some strange umpiring decisions.

And, as expected, fans had plenty to say, and Twitter lit up, calling the umpire’s move rigged and saying that MLB always favors the Dodgers.

MLB fans call out longstanding Los Angeles Dodgers favoritism

One fan summed it up with a sarcastic jibe about how convenient this decision was for the Dodgers. And honestly, a lot of fans seem to agree, and for a good reason. See, this isn’t the first time that the MLB or the umpires have had fingers pointed at them. For example, when the Dodgers played the Cubs, they were handed a brutal 16-0 loss in a game. However, fans noticed that MLB’s social media still focused all attention on the Dodgers and didn’t acknowledge the sheer dominance of the Cubs. So this favoritism isn’t new.

A user on X didn’t hold back, saying that not calling a rain delay and risking a player getting hurt is ridiculous. And this frustration is widespread. It’s no secret that the Dodgers are the biggest brand in MLB. Not just in America—look at Japan. They had their series opener this season, and the streets were plastered blue. And Ohtani was everywhere, from the walls to the drinks. So the narrative is that, given that the Dodgers, with their superstar players with supermassive contracts, are bringing the world’s eyes, they are favored by MLB.

One user pointed out that it is pretty messed up to keep playing. And this anger is understandable to an extent. Didn’t the Dodgers get an upper hand in the World Series game, too? Last year, during the World Series, umpire Carlos Torres made questionable calls, with the Umpire’s Scorecards reporting 11 missed calls. The most damaging ones came at the top of the first inning and all hurt the Yankees. While Soto and Stanton still got on base, fans felt like the tone was already set. Another example of the most marketable team getting the upper hand.

Expressing their frustration, one fan said, “Tell it’s rigged, without spelling it out.” That reaction echoed across social media recently after the Padres-Dodgers showdown. There, Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit again, and it triggered a bench-clearing moment. Padres pitcher Robert Suarez then hit Ohtani, but only manager Dave Roberts faced a suspension. The lack of further punishment raised eyebrows, especially given Tatis’s injury scare.

Another user sarcastically commented that the league is not rigged! This sentiment hasn’t grown over a year or two; in fact, it has been going on for years. For example, back in the 2017 World Series, multiple pitchers had raised concerns, suggesting that the balls were slicker and more juiced up to help the hitters. That only adds to the long-standing suspicions that MLB may be tipping the scales when it comes to the marquee teams.

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