White Sox Slugger Eloy Jimenez Had One of the Funniest Strikeouts of the MLB Season

“That pitch counts.”

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Steven Matz got one of the easiest strikeouts of his career Sunday when he got Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez looking at a called third strike.

Well, Jimenez wasn’t really looking at the pitch—he was too busy walking back to the dugout after not being granted a timeout by home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez.

Chicago’s designated hitter wanted a quick break after falling behind in the count, 0-2, but he appeared to call time just a little too late. This was a bizarre scene, as Jimenez just basically gave up and walked away.

Check this out: 

Eloy Jimenez didn't get the timeout he requested, so strike three was called even though he was out of the batter's box for the pitch pic.twitter.com/M90P4NKLHV

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 9, 2023

Not great! 

MLB fans had jokes: 

Eloy Jimenez would fit in perfectly with the 2023 Yankee offense pic.twitter.com/2o7sgk6ZcJ

— Joey (@DJLeMVP) July 9, 2023

Do White Sox players even want to compete and play baseball? https://t.co/22A9cIbXzE

— Dave Robicheaux 🛜 (@DaveyRobicheaux) July 10, 2023

Eloy Jimenez didn’t get the timeout so he just gave up 😭 pic.twitter.com/1LBJugR4aM

— Bit Baseball (@bitbaseball_) July 9, 2023

White Sox are a hot mess https://t.co/W084iJki8k

— Nelson 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇭🇳🇸🇻 (@NelsonMG27) July 9, 2023

Lmao that’s tuff, no timeout for you and hold that backwards K https://t.co/UBKTXgkLpo

— Kryptic314 (@Lord_Kryptic314) July 9, 2023