
MLB hints umpire may have erred on late foul-ball ruling in Padres-Cubs
Major League Baseball publicly acknowledged a ninth-inning foul-ball call in the Padres–Cubs game may have been incorrect, citing its Umpire Manual that a ball must be in contact with fair territory to be ruled fair; umpire Dan Merzel ruled the ball fair, Padres won 9-7, and The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reported the league’s stance, which appears to disagree with the on-field call.












