Fans may have seen the worst strike call of the MLB season so far on Tuesday afternoon during the Tigers–Twins game.
At the bottom of the fifth, Detroit’s Eric Haase came up to the plate to face Minnesota pitcher Devin Smeltzer. On a 3–2 count, Haase was called out after the umpire called the last pitch a strike.
Smeltzer’s 90 mph pitch, though, went well below the Bally Sports broadcast’s strike zone box as well as Haase’s knees, as can be seen in the video below.
Haase definitely thought the pitch was a ball, as he can be seen throwing his bat behind him and taking off his glove in preparation to walk to first base.