ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 02: Yermin Mercedes #73 of the Chicago White Sox reacts after his RBI double against the Los Angeles Angels during the ninth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 02, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
In a 16-4 blowout win for the Chicago White Sox, designated hitter Yermin Mercedes crushed a home run off Twins “pitcher” Willians Astudillo who lobbed a slowball in a 3-0 count. Astudillo is of course not an actual pitcher but a position player put in in the blowout game. Unfortunately, some people think that Mercedes broke some “unwritten” rules.