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Cameras caught Skip Schumaker’s classy, NSFW reason for not walking Shohei Ohtani before his 50-50

This sure looked like a classy move by the Marlins manager.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani recording the MLB’s first 50-50 in league history will understandably draw all the attention out of the team’s Thursday game in Miami against the Marlins.

Ohtani landing 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season is just mind-boggling to think about, and even Marlins manager Skip Schumaker wasn’t about to let the moment pass the MLB by.

Rather than having the pitcher walk Ohtani during his at-bat, the broadcast showed Schumaker mouthing what certainly looked like: “[Expletive] that. Too much respect for this guy for that [expletive] to happen.”

The broadcast even noticed the f-bomb during Schumaker’s honorable decision, one that shows what class the Marlins manager has and how much respect Ohtani has across the sport.

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A Marlins fan missing Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 home run ball by inches was so heartbreaking

So close!

This Miami Marlins fan came so very close to snagging Shohei Ohtani’s milestone 50-50 home run ball.

On Thursday, Ohtani became the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, a miraculous feat for one of the best baseball players to ever take the field. Ohtani hit multiple home runs during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ absolute trouncing of the Miami Marlins, but none were bigger than the seventh inning blast that sealed the deal.

This one Marlins fan, however, missed a chance at holding history after Ohtani’s home run ball fell within inches of his grasp before bouncing away.

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Talk about heartbreaking!

Shohei Ohtani reaching the MLB’s first 50-50 sparked a curtain call at Miami’s LoanDepot Park

What a cool moment for Shohei Ohtani.

Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani made MLB history on Thursday night, becoming the first league player to ever reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.

It’s a truly incredible accomplishment for Ohtani, one so stellar that the Dodgers player got a curtain call from the fans at LoanDepot Park in Miami.

You know this is special when both Dodgers and Marlins fans all come together to make sure Ohtani can soak in this truly special moment in his career and the league’s overall history.

We’re not sure when we’ll see another player reach a milestone like this, so it’s so cool that Ohtani got the curtain call he deserved at an away game.

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Shohei Ohtani becomes 1st MLB player to 50-50 milestone on an absolute monster home run

SHOHEI OHTANI DID IT!

(This story was updated to add new information.)

The 50-50 club in baseball belongs to one man and one man only: Shohei Ohtani.

On Thursday against the Miami Marlins, Ohtani reached the 50 home runs, 50 stolen bases milestone for the season, becoming the first MLB player to hit that mark ever. Yes, ever! Stealing 50 bases in a season has been accomplished nearly 500 times, and hitting 50 home runs in a season has been done 50 times. But Ohtani is now the first person in MLB history to do both in a single season. And in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 153rd game of the season too!

During Thursday’s game, Ohtani stole two bases and hit three home runs to get to the 50-50 mark. The final home run that put him over the milestone was a beauty that was crushed to deep left field that everyone in the stadium knew was gone.

What an absolute no doubter from Ohtani there. What a welcome to the 50-50 club!

Clemson baseball standout ranked No. 2 overall 2025 MLB Draft prospect

Clemson Tigers outfielder Cam Cannarella could be one of the first names chosen in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft.

Clemson Tigers outfielder Cam Cannarella has become must-see TV after bursting on to the college baseball scene as a freshman in 2023 and posting a solid follow-up campaign his sophomore season.

Cannarella batted .337 for coach Erik Bakich’s team this past season, finishing with 11 home runs, 16 doubles and 60 RBIs in 58 games. He posted an OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging) of .978.

On Wednesday, Cannarella was ranked the No. 2 overall prospect for the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft by veteran baseball analyst Jim Callis of MLB.com and MLB Pipeline.

Per Callis’ rankings:

“One of the best hitters and center-field defenders in the Draft, Cannarella slashed .337/.417/.561 with 11 homers as a sophomore while playing with a torn labrum in his right (throwing) shoulder that required surgery in July. A top-of-the-order catalyst, he has a quick left-handed swing and plus speed but will need to add strength and learn to lift more balls to get to average power.”

Only Texas A&M Aggies slugger Jace LaViolette was ranked ahead of Cannarella in Callis’ rankings.

RELATED: Clemson baseball lands a massive commitment from Louis Hernandez Jr.

With the glove, Cannarella made the most talked about catch of the NCAA Tournament last season in the Tigers’ Super Regional against the Florida Gators on June 9. With two outs in a tie game in the bottom of the 10th inning, Florida’s Ashton Wilson hit a drive to deep centerfield that looked destined to be a game-winning home run.

Instead, Cannarella made a running, over-the-shoulder grab with his back to the field to keep the Tigers’ hopes alive. Clemson would go on to lose to Florida, 11-10, in 13 innings, but Cannarella’s play earned recognition from ESPN’s SportsCenter, while others on social media likened it to Willie Mays’ basket catch in the 1954 World Series against the Cleveland Indians.

RELATED: Clemson ranked top 5 in way-too-early Baseball America Top 25 rankings

The Tigers ended the season 44-16 overall and ranked No. 9 in the final USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. Clemson had climbed to as high as No. 2 in the polls during the regular season after a blistering 28-3 start.

Follow us @Clemson_Wire on X and on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news, notes and opinions. 

Bob Uecker after getting doused in champagne by Brewers’ players: ‘I peed my pants!’

Uecker celebrated Milwaukee’s NL Central title as only he can.

The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central before their game against the Philadelphia Phillies even began. That made it a little easier for the team to wait before popping the champagne to fete their 2024 campaign.

But there was a subdued energy coursing through the American Family Insurance Field locker room as players and coaches paused their celebration following a 2-1 walkoff win. Everyone was excited, but hardly anyone popped their corks before the man of the hour arrived — Brewers broadcaster and MLB legend Bob Uecker.

Team manager Pat Murphy opened the celebration by honoring the 90-year-old former catcher as “epitomiz[ing] a champion” to a welcoming chorus of “Uuuuueeeeccccckkkk” calls from the players. And then, Uecker acknowledged the compliment and shower of bubbles that followed as only he can.

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The Brewers clinched their third division title in four years, giving the legendary broadcast another chance to potentially call a World Series game for a team that hasn’t been there since 1982. He’ll be in the booth, calling out home runs with his signature “get up” call and praising Usinger’s sausages come October for the sixth time in the last seven years.

The White Sox have run out of ways to tell fans on social media that they’ve lost again

Poor White Sox.

The Chicago White Sox have lost a staggering 117 games this season, which has to be absolutely crushing for everyone in the organization.

That includes the social media team, which seems to have run out of ways to share with fans that the White Sox have lost yet another game.

After the team fell on Wednesday night to the Los Angeles Angels, the White Sox Twitter (X) poster shared this incredibly sad update for the fans.

“FINAL: the other team scored more runs than us,” the update shared, which makes you wince in embarrassment at just how awful the state of affairs is for this baseball team.

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Woof. That’s brutal. Poor White Sox. Poor White Sox.

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The White Sox installed a former Navy SEAL with no baseball experience to overhaul the franchise

The White Sox are so hopelessly stupid.

With about two weeks left in the 2024 MLB regular season, the Chicago White Sox are on pace to break the record for most losses ever in a 162-game season. For all intents and purposes, they are one of the worst professional baseball teams ever. They are dreadful, and they are hopeless.

Full stop.

So, what’s the White Sox’s big plan to pull themselves out of the dark, dank cellar they’re currently trapped in? (For the record, they’re not doing anything in free agency.) They’ve hired Brian Mahler, an ex-Navy SEAL … with no baseball experience … to overhaul their organizational ladder.

Yeah, that tracks.

The White Sox are probably comfortable hiring someone with no major baseball experience because the people already running them make it seem like they’ve never been around baseball, too.

It’s a match made in heaven.

More from ESPN’s Jeff Passan:

Brian Mahler — a former Harvard lacrosse player who went on to become a Marine and Navy SEAL before earning a law degree from Georgetown — joined the White Sox as director of leadership, culture and continuing education. Mahler, who came into the organization having never worked in baseball, is at the heart of the overhaul in Chicago’s front office, and a committee headed by Mahler is expected to recommend a suite of changes for the organization to institute in the coming years. It’s a multiyear project with a focus, sources said, on optimizing resources, scaling processes and connecting departments, and Reinsdorf, who is 88, is backing it after years of wanting to win now.

Look, I’m sure Mahler is a smart and successful person in his own right. But it’s so classic White Sox to entrust someone who has never worked in baseball to help fix their extensive laundry list of problems. It is the definition of overthinking and cutting corners at the same time. It is the way of owner Jerry Reinsdorf.

Check back here in 2025 when the White Sox are on their way to another 100-plus-loss season. You can also probably already say the same for 2026.

White Sox GM Chris Getz confirms no help is on the way next season

Chris Getz’ 2025 team is on the field, unfortunately.

It’s been a long and painful season for Chicago White Sox fans as the franchise marches ever closer to setting MLB’s modern futility record.

As of Saturday morning, the South Siders are 33-115. They’ve won four games in the last month and haven’t won at home since August 12. They have a team Wins Above Replacement of 1.6. Chicago’s farm system is rated the 11th-best in baseball, but lacks any clear cornerstone talent to build around.

Even if it did, the track record of player development in Chicago is seriously lacking. Of the team’s first round draft picks since 2013, three are out of baseball, four are on other teams and only one is an everyday player on the Major League club. That would be first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who is slashing .246/.298/.400.

Chicago’s payroll is 18th in the league, which would hypothetically mean there’s room to spend this winter, right?

Uh. About that.

General Manager Chris Getz told the Sox broadcast on Friday night there are no plans to address this team’s many deficiencies on the open market.

White Sox Baseball: We’ll do it again next year, too!

An absolutely brutal White Sox blooper sparked a classic call from Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown

Oh no, White Sox!

A cringe-worthy error for the Chicago White Sox just turned into an instant classic of a call from Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown on Tuesday night.

As two White Sox outfielders were trying to catch what seemed to be a routine flyout on an Eloy Jiménez hit, they somehow ran into each other as the ball went elsewhere and Baltimore was able to get some runners on base. 

As he couldn’t believe what he was watching, Brown very aptly said that the bizarre snafu was the White Sox going “full White Sox.”

Well, was he wrong? For such a nightmare of a season, this has to be one of the lowlights. At least Brown gave us this golden commentary.

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