In every physical sport, there are a few moments that a player doesn’t want to go through. The reason is that it makes them lose their calm and concentration during the game. A similar incident happened in the baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays. Randy Arozarena went through a similar situation and was not happy at all.
It happened when the Rays were leading the Yankees 4-0. Arozarena was ready to face the pitch but lost his calm when he had to go through something unusual for the second time. What was the case? Below is the answer:
Randy Arozarena loses calm after being hit twice in the game!
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In baseball, the ball intended misses the right line and hit the player. A similar thing happened with Arozarena twice in the game, which he didn’t like. The umpires stopped the play. But while moving away from the scene, he threw his bat in frustration. The Talkin Yanks shared a video on the incident on their Twitter account!
Arozarena was hit again and he is PISSED pic.twitter.com/g0i9R69DIS
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) May 5, 2023
“Arozarena was hit again and he is PISSED”, the caption read.
The announcers shared their thoughts on this situation. One of them said, “Again, here we go again.” Meanwhile, the other explained case dates years back.?“Arozarena gets hit for the second time? Yep. Let’s harken back to a couple of years ago. Remember when Kevin Cassidy, I got a stable, guys, it’s on 90.”
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The announcer, while sharing two contrasts between the two teams after this case and said:” If you’re in the dugout for Tampa Bay, it’s going to raise an eyebrow. And then the Yankees sitting there saying we’re not doing anything wrong, we’re pitching inside”.
The game saw some fine hitting from the Yankees later on in the game. But the effort was not enough to stop the Rays from getting their 18th home win of the season. The Rays saw the game with a score of 5-4 to become the first time after the 1990s to record 18 wins in the first 20 games in the MLB.
Fans shared their responses to the incident!
Fans gave a mixed response to the incident. The majority of the fans believed that it was not intentional. Few opined that it was a basic baseball display where the pitcher tried his best to stop another from hitting. Many also took the funny take and shared that this might wake up everyone.
Don’t think either was intentional but also don’t blame them for being mad
— ChrisjBrewer (@BrewerChrisj) May 5, 2023
No intent but maybe some jawing wakes the team up a bit
— NYY Prospect Enjoyer (@RebabkkeyO) May 5, 2023
If people actually understand baseball they would understand that this was not intentional. You wanna pitch inside to him and he just missed. Even if it seems like a coincidence to hit him after a homer.
— Ryan D’Ettore (@ryandettore) May 6, 2023
While the few opined that if the player wanted to hit, he could have hit the backstop. One fan questioned, “has he tried to be more invasive?”
So dramatic
— Tom Izzobro (@TomIzzoBro) May 5, 2023
It's Albert Abreu if he wanted to hit Randy it would've hit the backstop
— コイキング of the South (@BC_Bryson) May 5, 2023
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Has he tried being more evasive
— Zack (@ZackTMaxey) May 5, 2023
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The incident was rare and so was the response from the fans. But from the perspective of the player, it is certainly not an ideal situation to be in. What’s your take on the situation? Could they have dealt with it in a better way? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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