Give the umpire some credit here. This is the first time that I have become aware of an umpire making a sincere aplogy in person for an obvious mistake. They usually deny any mistakes.
Another thought, why didn’t the home plate umpire reverse the call? He would have been doing everyone a favor and there should not have been any complaints.
Given the situation, I am surprised the umps didn’t confer. It was a horrible call.
I'll buy that. To err is human. To really screw things up requires two umpires.
I umpired my way through high school. I am allowed to criticize my colleagues. Smile.
“Another thought, why didn’t the home plate umpire reverse the call? He would have been doing everyone a favor and there should not have been any complaints.”
Also, why didn’t the runner admit he was out? The Indians weren’t going to win anyway, and he’d get his name in the headlines.