{"id":426971,"date":"2023-06-15T18:09:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=426971"},"modified":"2023-06-15T18:09:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:09:57","slug":"jeff-mcneil-charged-for-shift-violation-calls-the-call-ticky-tack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jeff-mcneil-charged-for-shift-violation-calls-the-call-ticky-tack\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff McNeil Charged For Shift Violation, Calls The Call &#8220;ticky-tack&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday night, during the Mets&#8217; walk-off victory over the Yankees, Jeff McNeil was the subject of a rare shift violation when home plate umpire Bill Miller determined that McNeil had a foot on the left side of second base, indicating that there were three infielders on that side.<\/p>\n<h2>Jeff McNeil Charged For Shift Violation, Calls The Call &#8220;ticky-tack&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In the eighth inning, with Giancarlo Stanton at bat and the score tied, McNeil was called for the first-year infraction while hanging on to Anthony Volpe at second base.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the Mets came back to win the game 4-3 in the 10th inning without the Yankees scoring, McNeil was still upset at what he perceived as a &#8220;ticky-tack&#8221; application of the new shift rules.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff McNeil was called for a shift violation because the umpire determined that he was to the right of second base. A ball was awarded to the hitter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V0Xz7Oy08U\">https:\/\/t.co\/V0Xz7Oy08U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin\u2019 Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1669171503466790912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The decision infuriated McNeil, but it didn&#8217;t hurt the Mets since the Yankees were unable to advance the runner from second.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what I just read of the rule, it was not a violation,\u201d McNeil said, via Peter Botte of the New York Post. \u201cIt\u2019s when the pitcher releases the ball, I need to be on my side of second base, which I was. It\u2019s a little frustrating because what I was doing was not a violation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff McNeil says it&#39;s &quot;huge&quot; for Brandon Nimmo to come back and walk it off today after dropping that ball in the outfield yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rYTxoCRNWG\">pic.twitter.com\/rYTxoCRNWG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1669188656739827713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing my best to hold a runner\u2026He\u2019s trying to take third there and I\u2019m doing my best to keep him close and also field my position at the same time. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s what the rule is meant for. The rule is meant for having three people on one side of the base and trying to stop the hitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff McNeil throws it wide and the Yankees take the lead!<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinYanks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TalkinYanks<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vrkYQizN45\">pic.twitter.com\/vrkYQizN45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snyyankees\/status\/1669159100351905792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so ticky-tack that it\u2019s not even something that we should be worrying about,\u201d McNeil said. \u201cIf you\u2019re playing defense right there, on that line, all the way back to the grass, where you\u2019re trying to toe the line, of course. But I was trying to stop him from getting third base. So that\u2019s a little frustrating. From what I read in the rule, I wasn\u2019t in the wrong, and we need to get a little more clarification about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff McNeil \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CCzcE7KkcT\">pic.twitter.com\/CCzcE7KkcT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; B\/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BRWalkoff\/status\/1666284927220891648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cavinder Twins Responds To The Sexiest Article Suggesting The Reason Behind NIL Success\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/cavinder-twins-responds-to-the-sexiest-article-suggesting-the-reason-behind-nil-success\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cavinder Twins Responds To The Sexiest Article Suggesting The Reason Behind NIL Success<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday night, during the Mets&#8217; walk-off victory over the Yankees, Jeff McNeil was the subject of a rare shift violation when home plate umpire Bill Miller determined that McNeil had a foot on the left side of second base, indicating that there were three infielders on that side. 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