There have only been 118 immaculate innings — striking out the side on nine pitches — in Major League Baseball history, making it one of the rarest accomplishments in the sport. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto thought he threw the 119th on Thursday night against the San Diego Padres in the top of the third inning.
After striking out Bryce Johnson and Martin Maldonado on six pitches, he got ahead of Fernando Tatis Jr. 0-2 and threw what appeared to be a perfect pitch right down the middle.
Everybody thought it was strike three. Everybody except for the one person that mattered the most — home plate umpire Marvin Hudson.