In the middle of a 10-run inning for the New York Yankees, a line drive went over the head of Colorado Rockies second baseman Adael Amador.<\/p>\n
His glove went with it.<\/p>\n
Amador\u2019s glove didn\u2019t come particularly close to touching Paul Goldschmidt\u2019s run-scoring single to right-center field, but it was certainly a strange play during a calamitous inning for the Rockies. The Yankees went on to win 13-1.<\/p>\n
After the game, Amador told The Denver Post he did not intentionally throw his glove at the ball.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t have the glove tight on my hand,\u201d Amador said via a translator. \u201cThe glove kind of keeps falling. It always falls. I didn\u2019t have it tight and I jumped up. When I jumped up, the glove slipped off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Goldschmidt\u2019s base hit gave the Yankees a 9-1 lead, and they added two more runs before the inning was over. Had Amador\u2019s glove hit the ball, Goldschmidt would have been awarded three bases. Amador remained in the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t talked to him about that yet,\u201d Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer said. \u201cI\u2019m not quite sure what that was. We\u2019ll get to the bottom of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amador had two conversations about the play. The first was with second base umpire Jansen Visconti before the next pitch. He also said he spoke with third base coach Andy Gonzalez shortly after it happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, (Visconti) asked me if I knew what would happen if the ball hit the glove,\u201d Amador said. \u201cI told him, \u2018Yes, I know it would have been a triple.’\u201d<\/p>\n
Amador made one of the key defensive plays Friday night in Colorado\u2019s surprising 3-2 win over the AL East-leading Yankees, turning a highlight-reel double play. He made a nice diving stop to his right to prevent a hit in this game.<\/p>\n
His double-play partner, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, also said it was not an intentional heave by Amador.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was like, \u2018Hey, did you do that on purpose?\u2019\u201d Tovar said. \u201cHe told me no, the glove just kind of fell out. It was not something that he was trying to do or planning. Others talked to him about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n