New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt and Chad Fairchild apologized to each other Monday night in a rare player-umpire exchange of mea culpas after an apparent missed call.
Bassitt and his Mets teammates started heading to the dugout in the fifth inning after what he thought was a called third strike against Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson.
The 2-2 pitch was right over the plate and appeared to pass through the strike zone above Swanson's knees, but Fairchild called it a ball, extending the at-bat and stunning Bassitt.
The Mets escaped the inning unscathed, as Bassitt retired Matt Olson on a popout after walking Swanson and hitting Ronald Acuna Jr.