The Rockies actually won a baseball game thanks to a walk-off pitch clock violation

We’ve seen pitch-clock violations of all sorts, on hitters and on pitchers, and sometimes on the same player who is both a pitcher and hitter (hello, Shohei Ohtani).

But how about a walk-off pitch-clock violation to deliver a victory to a team?

That actually happened on Saturday night thanks to Washington Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan, who faced Colorado Rockies slugger Ryan McMahon with the bases loaded. Finnegan was called for a pitch-clock violation on a 3-2 pitch and the winning run crossed the plate. OUCH.

Here’s that moment, along with a telling stat about Finnegan, who might learn from this one:

WALK-OFF PITCH CLOCK VIOLATION! pic.twitter.com/77Y0HiM6Nd

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 23, 2024

Kyle Finnegan entered tonight’s game with a league-leading 8 pitch-clock violations. Next closest pitcher had 5. https://t.co/HluDIRynDV

— Andrew Golden (@andrewcgolden) June 23, 2024