It’s every hitter’s dream to hit a home run in the postseason. For Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson, the situation Tuesday night quickly turned into a nightmare.
Facing Cal Quantrill to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning, Donaldson drove a ball to deep right field and clearly thought it cleared the fence. By the time he got to first base, he was in full home run trot mode and high-fiving first base coach Travis Chapman.
There was just one problem: the ball didn’t clear the wall.
Guardians right fielder Oscar Gonzalez quickly fired the ball to second base as Donaldson was caught in between first and second.