The Rockies actually won a baseball game thanks to a walk-off pitch clock violation

What a way to win a game.

We’ve seen pitch-clock violations of all sorts, on hitters and on pitchers, and sometimes on the same player who is both a pitcher and hitter (hello, Shohei Ohtani).

But how about a walk-off pitch-clock violation to deliver a victory to a team?

That actually happened on Saturday night thanks to Washington Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan, who faced Colorado Rockies slugger Ryan McMahon with the bases loaded. Finnegan was called for a pitch-clock violation on a 3-2 pitch and the winning run crossed the plate. OUCH.

Here’s that moment, along with a telling stat about Finnegan, who might learn from this one:

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