St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Steven Matz got one of the easiest strikeouts of his career Sunday when he got Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez looking at a called third strike.
Well, Jimenez wasn’t really looking at the pitch—he was too busy walking back to the dugout after not being granted a timeout by home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez.
Chicago’s designated hitter wanted a quick break after falling behind in the count, 0-2, but he appeared to call time just a little too late. This was a bizarre scene, as Jimenez just basically gave up and walked away.
Check this out:
Eloy Jimenez didn't get the timeout he requested, so strike three was called even though he was out of the batter's box for the pitch pic.twitter.com/M90P4NKLHV
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 9, 2023
Not great!
MLB fans had jokes:
Eloy Jimenez would fit in perfectly with the 2023 Yankee offense pic.twitter.com/2o7sgk6ZcJ
— Joey (@DJLeMVP) July 9, 2023
Do White Sox players even want to compete and play baseball? https://t.co/22A9cIbXzE
— Dave Robicheaux 🛜 (@DaveyRobicheaux) July 10, 2023
Eloy Jimenez didn’t get the timeout so he just gave up 😭 pic.twitter.com/1LBJugR4aM
— Bit Baseball (@bitbaseball_) July 9, 2023
White Sox are a hot mess https://t.co/W084iJki8k
— Nelson 🇺🇸🇵🇹 (@NelsonMG27) July 9, 2023
Lmao that’s tuff, no timeout for you and hold that backwards K https://t.co/UBKTXgkLpo
— Alexander Filer (@Lord_Kryptic314) July 9, 2023
Chicago already wishing the season was over https://t.co/kaoHtTkvA7
— ° (@davantegoat) July 9, 2023
