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How in the World Do You Let THREE RUNS Score on a Single Wild Pitch?!

Michael Cerami Michael Cerami
Jan 11, 2018
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Back during Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, Jon Lester and David Ross came into the game in the 5th inning to relieve the starting battery of Kyle Hendricks and Willson Contreras. Unfortunately, with runners on second and third, Lester uncorked a wild pitch that let two runs score.

And yet, somehow, that wasn’t the worst/most damaging wild pitch I’ve ever seen.

This is:

Okay, maybe Game 7 of the World Series has a little more on the line, but wow is this one embarrassing pitch for Rockies’ pitcher Christian Friedrich – especially because, okay, sure, wild pitches happen and throwing errors happen … but not managing to get the ball back in time to nab Jean Segura … who scored from FIRST BASE … is pretty unacceptable.

And also pretty hilarious.

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Michael Cerami

Michael Cerami began covering the Chicago Cubs for Bleacher Nation as a part-time contributor in 2015. One year later, he joined Bleacher Nation full-time, covering the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. Today, Michael runs Bleacher Nation, contributing as a writer (Cubs, MLB) and an editor for all sections of the site, including the Chicago Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, as well as MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL. In 2019, Michael was the co-host of NBC Sports Chicago's Cubs Post-Game Show Outside the Ivy. You can find him on Twitter/X @Michael_Cerami

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