Baseball fans were furious after umpire botches WBC strikeout call

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The World Baseball Classic has not been without controversy, but Sunday night's botched strikeout call is absolutely the biggest moment of the tournament.

Coming into the bottom of the ninth inning, the United States held a 2-1 lead over the Dominican Republic with pitcher Mason Miller set to face the final batters of the night. The Dominican Republic was down to the final out but had the tying run at third base, so the pressure was on. Batter Geraldo Perdomo was facing a full count after fouling off a handful of balls when on the deciding pitch, he was called out looking on a ball that was ... very much not in the strike zone.

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Here's how the moment played out on the broadcast, as thanks to the automated ball and strike challenge system not being implemented in the World Baseball Classic, the botched call ended the game as the United States advanced to the Final.

Talk about a horrifically missed call by the umpire in that situation. It truly wasn't close, not just on the broadcast but on the stat sheet as well.

As expected, baseball fans were outraged after such a close and tense game was decided off of a missed call from the umpire.

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