Did an in-game MLB interview trigger a participant to overlook a catch?

Throughout final evening’s Main League Baseball telecast on Apple TV Plus, a grounder bounced off the suitable hand of Los Angeles Dodger participant Enrique “Kiké” Hernández and proper into his crotch. That gave New York Yankees batter Gleyber Torres sufficient time to get to first. Does that occur on a regular basis? Positive. It’s simply that Hernández was in the midst of an interview when it occurred.

Recreation announcer Dontrelle Willis had simply requested Hernández, who was sporting a two-way mic, about his group’s close-knit relationship when Torres hit the ball towards third base. Hernández ran to catch it and easily misjudged how the ball would bounce. ESPN reviews that when requested after the sport whether or not the interview had something to do with the error, Hernández stated, “Possibly a little bit bit,” he stated, “however I feel I let the ball eat me up. It had a bizarre hop.”

Even when he did really feel the softball query brought on him to catch a hardball to the groin, Hernández has no intention of turning down these in-game interviews — when he was requested after the sport, he stated, “no, as a result of we’re getting paid.” Certainly they’re! The Main League Baseball Gamers Affiliation’s collective settlement (PDF) stipulates that gamers get $10,000 per sport or $15,000 for the postseason, with the cash popping out of a joint fund between the MLB and the affiliation.