2026 Baltimore Orioles Season

Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles protesting an umpire "base line" decision he didn't like against the Blue Jays

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Orioles-Blue Jays: No, He Wasn’t “Out of the Base Line.” You Simply Don’t Know the Rule.

Evan M. Thompson, Editor-in-chief
June 9, 2026

Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays

Orioles-Blue Jays: No, He Wasn’t “Out of the Baseline.” You Simply Don’t Know the Rule. There are bad takes. There are uninformed takes. And then there are “out of the baseline” takes like the ones seen from Sunday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays, which exist in a special category of their […]