VIDEO: Umps Screw Over Yankees in 9th by Granting Kenley Jansen Absurd Timeout Call

Get a load of this, folks, because it might be the first and only time you will see it occur. The New York Yankees were in the midst of formulating a comeback against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, but then the umps inexcusably interfered and squandered everything. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth, closer Kenley Jensen was awarded an abnormally late time...that he called for AFTER Gleyber Torres was already breaking for home plate!

Was time called in the wild 9th in LA? #YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/kfToRIMOQt
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) August 25, 2019

It's one thing to screw up in that kind of laughable fashion, but the crew didn't even grant Torres home plate on the egregious call.

You would presume that Torres would be awarded the base (home plate), thereby tying the game at two runs apiece, right?

Nope. Unfortunately for the Pinstripes, that wasn't anywhere close to the case.

The earliest time out call was from Jansen when Torres was already in motion towards home. I think you have to give him that base, no? Odd play no doubt
— Dan Federico (@DanJFederico) August 24, 2019

All that's left to do now is wait for what is sure to be an animated post-game press conference by manager Aaron Boone and the players involved in the play. Yet, even if the Yankees played the game under protest, it's unlikely MLB does much about it.