Umpires Demand Brewers Pitcher Change Glove Despite Fact He Used It Previous Night

May 1, 2024 Jimm Sallivan

If you like messy baseball, this week’s three-game series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the surprising Milwaukee Brewers is the series for you.

On Tuesday, tensions between the two teams erupted into a bench-clearing brawl that led to four suspensions. Somehow, the Brewers found time to pull out an 8–2 victory—turning the tables on the Rays after they shut out Milwaukee 1–0 Monday.

In Wednesday’s series finale, the hijinks continued. Late in the game, umpires asked Brewers pitcher Thyago Vieira to change his glove—seemingly oblivious to the fact that Vieira had used the same glove in the previous night’s game.

Milwaukee’s announcers on Bally Sports Wisconsin speculated that the change was due to the coloring of the removed glove, and chuckled at the fact that Vieira replaced it with a garish yellow one.

Brewers vs. Umpires 😉#ThisIsMyCrew // #MLB pic.twitter.com/aMqIn0LpCA

— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) May 1, 2024

Seemingly unfazed by the change, Vieira hurled a scoreless ninth inning in a 7–1 Brewers win.

7 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

Brewers Fan Has Intensely Excited Reaction After Catching Gary Sanchez Home Run

The Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Monday at Kaufman Stadium. Ten thousand fans were in attendance to see the home team come from behind to win their 21st game of the season, but at least one of them did not care about the final score.

There was one on and two outs when Gary Sánchez stepped to the plate in the fourth inning. After taking three pitches from Cole Ragans, he hit a fastball deep to left center. As the ball hurdled towards a waterfall feature, a Brewers fan jumped and grabbed the ball with his outstretched, gloved hand and caught the home run.

What followed was one of the most intense celebrations in the history of sports.

𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝘾!!! 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙩!#ThisIsMyCrew | #MLB pic.twitter.com/fhf2CCnmqn
— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) May 7, 2024

If there was ever a case for excitement to be measured on the Richter scale, this is it. This guy was jacked up. Who knows how long he's been bringing that glove to games hoping for this exact thing to happen?

And for the ball to be hit by a player on his favorite team in a different city? That's a really intense state of euphoria. Like the kind of thing that only happens when Dan Campbell or a young Blake Griffin is involved. Guys who win by knockout in the UFC are more subdued.

This is why sports are the best. All this guy really did was catch a baseball. Big deal. But everything that preceded this moment made him react like it the greatest thing to ever happen to to anyone. Ever. And that's worth celebrating.

1 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

Father of Brewers Rookie Got to Announce His Son Getting a Hit in Major League Debut

When a Major League Baseball player makes their debut, it's even-money odds that the home broadcast will find their elated parents in the stands and conduct an in-game interview. It's an even safer bet if the player does something memorable and an absolute lock if, say, their father is Canadian announcer Rod Black, who worked at TSN as host and called Toronto Blue Jays games from 2002-2009.

Okay, perhaps that's a little specific but it came into play during the Milwaukee Brewers-Tampa Bay Rays game at Miller Field on Tuesday night, where Tyler Black got into his first contest as a pinch-runner after an injury and proceeded to get a hit in his first two official at-bats.

Quite a pace.

Bally Sports Wisconsin reporter Sophia Minnaert was live with his family for the second hit, which was expertly called by someone with experience in the field.

It doesn't get better than this!
Tyler Black's dad calls his son's hit in his major league debut.@SophiaMinnaert | #ThisIsMyCrew | #MLB pic.twitter.com/0PD09H70M8
— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) May 1, 2024

That's some solid comedic timing. These family check-ins can be a bit stiff as one member always seems a bit reticent to be on camera but Black was down to chew up some scenery and bask in the pride. Had to be a cool moment for everyone involved and they'll always have the video to remember it by.

4 Jun 24 Jimm Sallivan

Rhys Hoskins Gets Warm Reception From Phillies Fans in Return to Philadelphia

Rhys Hoskins returned to Philadelphia on Monday for the first time since parting ways with the Philadelphia Phillies this offseason, and the City of Brotherly Love welcomed him back with open arms.

Hoskins, who signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in free agency, spent the first seven years of his career with the Phils, and he received a warm reception from fans during his return to Citizens Bank Park on Monday evening as Philadelphia hosted the first of a three-game set against the Brewers.

The Phillies played Hoskins's old walk-up song, "Slide" by Calvin Harris, for his first at-bat of the game, something they very rarely do for opposing hitters, and the crowd rose to his feet to show their respect and admiration for the 31-year-old.

With his bat in one hand, an emotional Hoskins waved to the adoring crowd during an ovation that lasted for around a minute.

What an ovation from the @Phillies faithful for Rhys Hoskins in his return to Philly! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/eznMNVsz2I
— MLB (@MLB) June 3, 2024

Although he popped out in his first at-bat during the second inning, he managed to ignite the crowd later on with a solo shot, which was Milwaukee's lone run of the game.

Despite the fact that Hoskins no longer dons the Phillies' white and red uniform, Monday's reunion made clear that there's no love lost between the veteran slugger and the fan base.

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