near perfect game major_league_baseball game played june park detroit michigan detroit_tigers pitcher nearly 21st pitcher major_league history throw perfect game facing cleveland indians retired batters faced bid perfect game ended short base umpire incorrectly ruled indians batter reached base safely ground ball instead finished hit shutout victory faced batters threw pitches strikes balls striking game referred perfect game imperfect game simply game game realizing incorrect understanding mistake irony told reporters game perfect prominent people major_league_baseball subsequently voiced support unusually umpire met pitcher media game apologize error demonstrated earned widespread praise handling incident game summary detroit scored run second inning solo home run runs scored eighth inning singled advanced infield hit jackson scored single throwing error ninth inning tigers center fielder executed shoulder catch run retire cleveland preserve perfect game play compared catch wall ninth inning preserved perfect game grounded second inning hit soft ground ball baseman range far right retrieve ruled safe giving infield single video replay showed throw covering base beat bag advanced second base defensive indifference bat grounded ending game victory tigers statistics source historical context days near perfect outing pitched perfect game philadelphia_phillies days prior threw perfect game perfect games pair games occur season modern era let month served second base umpire perfect game days perfect game shortest span perfect games chance time mlb history perfect games short succession game correctly called day span perfect game broken year old record marked time consecutive hitters perfect games time perfect games occurred season time perfect games occurred span shorter month time perfect games occurred span shorter year chicago_white_sox threw perfect game july time perfect games occurred stretch hitters marked perfect game tigers year history pitches thrown blown fewest pitches perfect game near perfect game game bid perfect game september broken 27th batter time tigers pitcher come close perfect game missed getting 27th straight batter april missed 27th batter august near perfect game tenth time major league history 27th batter game broke point perfect game instance occurrence involved missed umpire later admitted mistake july hooks new_york_giants perfect batters hit philadelphia_phillies pitcher count scoreless game umpire later admitted called previous pitch strike ended inning pitched winning innings hit batsman lapse separating perfect game reactions base relay began celebrating accomplishment immediate reaction field ruling pause followed smile umpire returning mound told reporters game outing best game far said probably feels bad perfect everybody human understand guy lot credit saying need talk don umpire tell game gave told reporters know pitched perfect game believe got said got perfect game going son maybe book going tell son time got perfect game calling effort perfect game tigers manager added crying shame jim class guy sounds crazy looking play going feel worse bit game emotions high want bad kid don think mad umpire mad kid didn deserve said human element game year veteran admitted reviewing video play game correct insisting took perfect game away kid worked ass night called ruling biggest career claiming thought beat throw convinced beat throw saw replay umpire later said didn want minutes fame liked minutes great world series hopefully minutes prior day game met home plate receive tigers lineup card shook hands gave pitcher pat shoulder warm reception audience regret widely praised turning unfortunate situation positive rest mlb people major_league_baseball spoke support offering sympathies noting exceptional reputation new_york_yankees pitcher said happened best umpire game best perfect gentleman shame pitcher umpire telling best baseball great guy shame chicago cubs pitcher said tell feel perfect games history baseball umpire situation blew satisfaction getting hitter don feel pitched tremendous game satisfaction umpire saying sorry doesn help situation far perfect game bid perfect game september umpire called borderline pitch 27th batter ball issuing walk pinch hitter yankees pitcher threw fourth perfect game modern era world series history october said feel sorry umpire feel real badly kid probably wondering right god incorrect led baseball writers increased use instant replay baseball review disputed boundaries home runs season journalists advocated mlb commissioner award perfect game june announced major_league_baseball look expanded replay specifically address baseball official familiar decision confirmed associated_press reversed efforts game named week june base ball game spikes sent weeks controversial game released anonymous poll current mlb players named best umpire major_league_baseball named ballots ballots ahead second place player quoted saying sad thing game seriously best calls fair players love makes mistakes terrible happened furthermore players poll overwhelmingly endorsed decision overwhelmingly replay calls bases outside baseball june white_house press secretary said morning press briefing hope baseball awards perfect game pitcher white_house going work executive order effect elaborated watch umpire responsibility watch pitcher type exhibited think gives lot heart think somebody understand mistake somebody accept apology somebody mistake think good lesson baseball michigan state governor issued gubernatorial proclamation stating governor state michigan declare pitched perfect game host dedicated special edition worst person world segment political commentary countdown refusal reverse lists awarded title worst person tonight went cite handling pine tar incident example commissioner umpire discussed matter governor day ceremony tigers game presented red corvette grand sport recognizing outstanding performance field north american president said way pitcher handled situation deserved recognized presented medal fear measured response july presented award best moment los_angeles winner time goal scored versus algeria world cup book release resulting mlb rule released book titled perfect experiences game june year near perfect game major_league_baseball rule effect umpire games team plays book release business partners relationship affect team similar policy prevents umpire plate umpire games younger brother pitches popular culture composed recorded song game appears album baseball themed songs
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