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Mariners' Cole Young had his batting average grow by 8 points while he wasn't even playing originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
It's not a bad day when your batting average rises eight points without you even playing a game.
That's what happened for Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young midday Tuesday.
MLB decided that a play previously ruled an error on May 2 should actually be a hit. So instead of an 0-for-1 in a particular at bat Young had against the Royals, he had a 1-for-1.
And so instead of entering Tuesday night's action with a .258 batting average, it's now up to .266.
The play in question was this smashed one-hopper toward Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. The ball left the bat at more than 100 miles per hour:
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That's just a brutally tough play for Pasquantino.
Did the ball hit his glove? Yes. Would he be expected to reasonably make that play? Probably not.
All of these are judgment calls by official scorers, of course, and then appeals can get the calls changed. This one seems to be the right choice to change it, and Young's batting average is the beneficiary -- and Pasquantino's fielding numbers, which now show one fewer error for the season.
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