Yeah I see it didn’t hit glove. But if a fielder goes for an in-reach ball and it hits his body near his glove, it should be an error.
Actually I’m just sick of hearing about Escobar’s great-feat-that-was-a-flyout, and Harvey getting an earned run, when Cespedes flat-out bungled it.
I’m not sure how they determine what is and what isn’t. I’ve seen plays before that I didn’t think were errors, and they were, and vice versa. I guess it is what it is.
You are correct that the ball doesn't have to touch the glove to be an error. Otherwise, when an infielder lifts up too early on an easy ground ball which rolls between the infielder's legs but doesn't touch the glove would have to be ruled a hit. The standard is whether the ball should have been caught with reasonable effort. In my opinion, Cespedes' play was clearly an error. Lorenzo Cain would have made that look like a deep but routine fly ball.
I'm glad it happened though. Go Royals.