Teachable - Walk off Pickoff with Chris Guccione

With Kansas City leading 3-2 and Los Angeles threatening with the bases loaded and two out in the 9th inning Tuesday night, Angels baserunner R3 David Fletcher wandered a little too far off third base, leaving 3B Umpire Chris Guccione to officiate a pickoff play when Royals catcher Salvador Perez threw to third baseman Hunter Dozier as Fletcher dove back into the base.

With fielder Dozier facing home plate and the tag area in front of his body, that meant a necessary position adjustment for 3B Umpire Guccione, who hustled parallel to the foul line to observe the moment of truth and render a game-ending verdict, which was confirmed via Replay Review.

In this Teachable Moment, tmac reviews Guccione's journey toward officiating this play correctly, including how Gooch moved to capture the valuable keyhole angle during a fast-developing sequence.

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Alternate Link: KC defeats LAA on critical game-ending umpiring by Chris Guccione (CCS)