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MLB Fans Couldn’t Believe Umps Called This a Catch by Rays Shortstop

This didn't seem like the right call.

Baseball is back, which means bad calls by umpires are also back.

That was on display in Wednesday's Texas Rangers-Tampa Bay Rays game in Tampa when a very questionable call had fans wondering what the umpires were thinking.

In case you missed it, Rangers catcher Jonah Heim hit a laser to short in the top of ninth inning that Jose Caballero got his glove on. The umpires ruled he caught the ball, even though it quickly came out of his glove, and lost it on the transfer while trying to throw it to second base.

That seemed to be a very generious ruling by the umpires:

Fans couldn't believe it:

Not great.