Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner smiled and laughed as his teammates mobbed him. It was a rare display of joy for a pitcher whose past year-plus largely has been defined by disappointment.
Bumgarner threw seven innings of no-hit ball in a seven-inning game against the Atlanta Braves, which the Diamondbacks won, 7-0, to complete a doubleheader sweep on Sunday afternoon. Per baseball’s official statistician, it does not count as a true no-hitter. Bumgarner did not seem to share that opinion.
“I mean, I don’t know, I didn’t give up any hits today,” Bumgarner said.