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MLB fans were confused after Justin Turner was ruled safe because his helmet blocked the Guardians' tag

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For The Win (usatoday.com) 

In any given baseball game, you’re bound to see something new. And yet, the MLB rulebook has seemingly thought of every scenario. That was the case on Sunday.

With the Blue Jays batting in the first inning of their game against the Guardians, Justin Turner looked to advance to second when Triston McKenzie spiked a curveball into the dirt. The aggressive base running seemingly backfired as David Fry’s throw to second was on the money and ahead of Turner’s slide.

Turner was called out on the play, but Blue Jays manager John Schneider noticed that Daniel Schneemann’s tag was applied to Turner’s dislodged helmet. He challenged the play, and that ended up being a smart move.

The replay would show that Schneemann’s tag only made contact with Turner’s helmet, which basically blocked the glove from applying the tag anywhere else. MLB rules don’t consider equipment as part of the body when it comes loose in the natural course of a play. So, a player can’t intentionally remove his helmet and block tags. But when something like that happens, tagging a loose helmet does not count.

A similar play happened last season when Ozzie Albies got a stolen base because his loose helmet was tagged.

Replay got the call right and overturned the initial out ruling. Turner ended up getting stranded at second, so the call didn’t have a major impact. But still, it was enough to have MLB fans confused.

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