May 7, 2025

Three Batter Minimum Violation and a Crazy Minor League Inning

Reds Announcer Chris Welsh Unpacks a Wild Inning of Blunders and Oddities

Three Batter Minimum Violation and a Crazy Minor League Inning

In a wild minor league inning, we see a three-batter minimum violation, a bunt wrongly called a hit-by-pitch, a pitch-com malfunction, and a walk-off catcher’s interference where the offense opts for the play’s outcome over the interference call. Cincinnati Reds announcer Chris Welsh breaks down the inning in this video.

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Donny Brusca

Also notice that the plate umpire appears to immediately call Time (lifts both hands over his head) on the catcher’s interference, despite it being a delayed dead ball.

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