Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto Fails To Complete Immaculate Inning After Umpire's Controversial Call

Tensions flared during nan Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres crippled connected Thursday. 

While nan Padres were capable to unafraid a 5-3 triumph successful nan last crippled of a four-game bid against their Southern California rivals, Fernando Tatis Jr. was plunked successful nan ninth inning. 

The incident prompted some teams' benches to clear. Both managers were ejected from nan game. Shohei Ohtani was past deed by a transportation successful nan bottommost of nan inning.

But different infinitesimal involving Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto earlier successful nan crippled besides sparked sizeable chatter.

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Jun. 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) tips his chapeau anterior to nan first transportation against nan San Diego Padres during nan first inning astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

Yamamoto struck retired Padres correct fielder Bryce Johnson and San Diego catcher Martin Maldonado successful nan 3rd inning. The Dodgers prima proceeded to propulsion strikes connected nan first 2 pitches he threw to Tatis.

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But, Yamamoto's 3rd transportation proved to beryllium controversial. If that transportation had been called a strike, Yamamoto would person achieved nan uncommon feat of an immaculate inning. However, nan location sheet umpire ruled nan transportation successful mobility was a shot — not a strike.

Jun 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California;Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) delivers a transportation during nan first inning against nan San Diego Padres  at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

Yamamoto yet ended nan inning by striking retired nan side, but he fell short of etching his sanction into the MLB history books.

Many spectators based on Yamamoto's transportation landed good wrong nan onslaught zone. The game's broadcast unit were among those who were amazed by nan umpire Mark Hudson's decision. 

Jun 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) reacts during nan 4th inning against nan San Diego Padres astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

"Oh no! Marvin Hudson costs him an immaculate inning!" broadcaster Joe Davis said instantly aft realizing Hudson called a shot alternatively of a strike.

"That wasn't moreover borderline aliases anything.... That was borderline middle-middle." Davis' broadcast partner Eric Karros added.

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There person been 116 immaculate innings recorded successful baseball. Miami Marlins pitcher Cal Quantrill's immaculate inning past period was nan astir caller clip it's happened successful a awesome convention game.

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