The Philadelphia Phillies scored the first walk-off victory on the interference of a catcher since 1971 on Monday. (Watch the video below.)
In other words, fans waited 54 years on the bat of the Edmundo Sosa from the Phillies to Nick the Mitt of Boston Red Sox Catcher Carlos Narvaez loaded in the 10th inning to allow in the winning run, Mlb.com reported.
The repeat challenge clearly showed the interference, so that a no-call overdoors to give the Phillies the 3-2 victory in Philadelphia.
“Really hard to happen at that moment,” said Narvaez.
“The Phillies have won at the interference of a catcher! Baseball is great,” said a announcer on the broadcast.
Although it was hardly the heroic deeds of a towering explosion to win, the victors appreciated the historical character of what happened.
“It’s strange,” said Phillies Werger Zack Wheeler in an interview. “People always say:” I’ve never seen that on the baseball field before. ” It’s just one again.
SOSA, however, saw greatness in the rare performance.
“To be honest, this just feels exactly like a home run,” he said via an interpreter, per MLB.com.
The last time that the Catcher’s interference produced a walk-off victory was August 1, 1971. The man who made the mistake was Johnny Bench, the Hall of Fame Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, which allowed the Los Angeles Dodgers to win, USA Today reported.
