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Yankees Beat Orioles 5-3 After Fair-Foul Replay Call

8/20/2026

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Summary

Yankees Beat Orioles

Yankees beat Orioles 5-3 after a foul-ball call on Pete Alonso’s seventh-inning hit.
Replay Center said officials could not definitively determine the ball left fair, leaving the foul call in place.
George Lombard Jr. RBI single and a wild pitch produced two eighth-inning runs for New York.
David Bednar recorded his 29th save for the Yankees.
Pete Alonso hit his 30th home run, marking his sixth consecutive 30-HR season.

Summary

Alonso Demands Tech

Alonso called for new vertical camera and laser technology to settle fair-foul disputes.
Chris Bassitt (MLBPA) said the technology is unavailable because of cost despite being available.
Craig Albernaz (manager) reported tablet data in the dugout showed the ball was a home run.
Samuel Basallo (rookie) returned from the injured list and made a spectacular defensive play at second base.

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Historical Context

MLB broadened instant-replay in the 2014 season, giving each manager one challenge per game and expanding reviewable plays beyond boundary home runs; managers filed 606 challenges that year, 52 % of which were overturned. The Yankees-Orioles foul-ball dispute involving Pete Alonso, manager Craig Albernaz and MLBPA rep Chris Bassitt echoes that shift, pressuring the league toward more data-driven rulings.

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Yankees Beat Orioles

Yankees beat Orioles 5-3 after a foul-ball call on Pete Alonso’s seventh-inning hit.
Replay Center said officials could not definitively determine the ball left fair, leaving the foul call in place.
George Lombard Jr. RBI single and a wild pitch produced two eighth-inning runs for New York.
David Bednar recorded his 29th save for the Yankees.
Pete Alonso hit his 30th home run, marking his sixth consecutive 30-HR season.

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