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MLB Rumors: White Sox Were Told Controversial Call to End Orioles Game Was Incorrect

The Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, 8-6, but not before an extremely controversial interference call ended the game.

During the bottom of the ninth, Andrew Benintendi hit a pop-up in the infield with two runners on base, triggering the infield fly rule. But as shortstop Gunnar Henderson went to catch the ball, he had to circumvent Andrew Vaughn, who had his back to Vaughn and was walking toward second base.

Vaughn was deemed to have interfered with Henderson and was called out, and the game ended on a bizarre, unassisted double play.

Major League Baseball reportedly reached out to White Sox after the controversial ruling and said the call shouldn't have been made, per ESPN's Jesse Rogers.