Javier Baez began the top of the second inning with a long drive down the right-field line against the San Diego Padres and it actually should have been called his 19th home run of the season.
The play was reviewed and somehow the call still ended up being wrong.
It’s pretty clear on the replays that a Padres fan, standing behind the yellow line, had the ball bounce off him and back on the field. Hell, even the Padres announcers thought it should have been a home run.
Luckily, the Cubs followed up with two walks and Ian Happ came through with a two-run single later in the inning.
It’s getting kind of tough to justify instant replay in MLB when there have been several calls the end up incorrect anyway.
