Armando Galarraga’s Imperfect Game (2010)
In 2010, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga had a perfect game through 26 batters. With just one more out on the 27th, he would have become the first pitcher in Tigers history and only the 21st in MLB history to throw a complete perfect game. That 27th batter was Jason Donald, who hit a short ground ball between the mound and the first base line, which Miguel Cabrera fielded while Galarraga covered first base for what appeared to be a routine out. Umpire Jim Joyce, however, ruled Donald safe, ruining Galarraga’s perfect game at the last possible second. Joyce was apologetic after the fact, and there were no hard feelings between him and Galarraga, but the call still understandably prompted clamoring for expanded video review rules in Major League Baseball.