Dodgers' Dalton Rushing gets mad after strikeout on missed time-out call
Dalton Rushing left dumbfounded.
Dodgers' Dalton Rushing gets mad after strikeout on missed time-out call originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Dalton Rushing was dumbfounded after home-plate umpire declared him struck out despite calling for a timeout.
The incident happened in the fifth inning with Rushing stepping to the plate for the final out against Miami Marlins ace Janson Junk. Rushing was clearly asking for a timeout before the third pitch on 0-2 count. However, home-plate umpire Clint Vondrak did not acknowledge the request.
As the pitch clock expired, Rushing was automatically declared a strikeout. Rushing was visibly stunned as he remained hitless on three plate appearances. It was no fault of Rushing's, though.
For confirmation, the Dodgers star took the iPad to see if he was right. As soon as he saw the footage, he got mad. Dalton Rushing struck out on a pitch clock violation to end the fifth inning, and is clearly steamed.