Julio Rodríguez's bizarre gaffe vs. Yankees: Why costly play with flying bat wasn't called 'dead' by umpires
After the game, Rodríguez explained that, in the moment, his instinct was to get out of the way out of the bat. He did think, however, that third-base umpire Jeremy Rehak would rule it to be a dead ball, making his excursion away from the bag a non-issue.