MLB fans furious as Marcus Semien gets tagged out on his batting gloves in game 4 of ALCS: "Worst call I have ever seen" 

In Game 4 of the ALCS between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers, Marcus Semien's batting glove made the difference between a lineout and a vital double play.

As Semien's hand approached the bag, Jose Abreu rushed to tag him, and first base umpire Jordan Baker declared Semien safe. The play was reviewed and showed that Abreu's glove had just barely touched one of Semien's batting glove fingers which was placed in his back pocket.

"Got him on the batting glove! HUGE double play for the Astros!FS1 - MLBONFOX

The on-field call was overturned, resulting in the double play.

However, fans couldn't believe the on-field call and tweeted their reactions:

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"That shouldn’t count"

"Worst call I have ever seen in baseball....WHAT WAS THAT"

"Glove to glove out."

"Tag is a tag. Well done Abreu!!!"

"so many rangers fans crying here that don't know basic baseball rules"

"So unfortunately it does count - it’s like the sliding glove - the glove is larger then hand - so if they tag the glove you’re out It’s just like football. If you want long hair, and it comes down to jersey, you can pull on it for a tackle"

"Game of inches"

"Batting glove is apart of the uniform lol. Out."

Marcus Semien's baseball career

Marcus Semien, a two-time All-Star, also received the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award in 2021. In December 2021, the Rangers and Semien agreed to a seven-year, $175 million deal.

He showed a notable defensive improvement from his prior seasons by being one of the three American League shortstops to be awarded the Gold Glove in 2021.

In 2022, for the second straight year, Marcus Semien led the major leagues in plate appearances, at-bats, sacrifice flies, and batting average with 26 home runs and 83 RBIs.

In his career, Semien has a .258 batting average, recording 1,351 hits, 215 homers, 665 RBIs and 805 scored runs.

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