▁that ' s ▁extremely ▁un fortun ate ." ▁Re plays , ▁however , ▁indicate ▁the ▁pitch ▁was ▁located ▁off ▁the ▁outer ▁edge ▁of ▁home ▁plate ▁and ▁correctly ▁ruled ▁a ▁ball . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁versus ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁at ▁Bus ch ▁Stadium , ▁Ever itt ▁permitted ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁to ▁challenge ▁a ▁double - play ▁call ▁at ▁first ▁base ▁despite ▁both ▁teams ▁having ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁d ug outs . ▁ ▁Under ▁normal ▁ML B ▁rules , ▁both ▁teams ▁ret iring ▁to ▁their ▁d ug outs ▁would ▁make ▁the ▁play ▁no ▁longer ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁re play , ▁but ▁Ever itt ▁gave ▁the ▁Roy als ▁- ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁Ever itt ▁to ▁Math eny ▁- ▁a ▁" c our tes y ". ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁manager ▁Mike ▁Math eny ▁was ▁immediately ▁e ject ed ▁for ▁raising ▁the ▁point ▁with ▁Ever itt . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ang els ▁and ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁at ▁Com er ica ▁Park , ▁Ever itt ▁made ▁several ▁cont ested ▁strike ▁calls ▁against ▁Detroit ▁hit ters , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁event ual ▁e jection ▁of ▁Tig ers ▁designated ▁h itter ▁Victor ▁Mart ine z , ▁Manager ▁Brad ▁Aus mus , ▁and ▁H itting ▁Co ach ▁W ally ▁Jo yn er , ▁and ▁right ▁fiel der ▁J . ▁D . ▁Mart ine z