And come to think of it, why did the ball hitting a wooden bat ping like that?
BTW the Rays fielded the ball and Jeter was out at first (unless it brushed his hip, then it was a foul ball).
But the umpire got it wrong and Jeter was given first — and scored. (He’s batting just .262.)
Good acting. I heard a thing on NPR about this yesterday. When asked by a reporter in the clubhouse, Jeter admitted it hit the bat. They were saying that things like this happen in almost every game. Well, not to this extreme but… there’s a lot of acting in baseball.
In my opinion, once the umpire called it, faking actually being hurt was bush league.
Mr. Jeter is having a very difficult time with his athletic mortality.