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Documentary examines debate over Tigers pitcher’s “perfect game with 28 outs”


Documentary examines debate over Tigers pitcher’s “perfect game with 28 outs”

An upcoming ESPN documentary will reignite the debate surrounding former Tigers pitcher Armanda Galarraga’s imperfect but perfect game.

More than 14 years after the incident, baseball fans still discuss and debate the incredible story of Galarraga, who was one point away from baseball’s 21st perfect game on June 2, 2010, against Cleveland because umpire Jim Joyce made an incorrect call at first base in the ninth inning of a game against Cleveland.

ESPN announced Tuesday that a new edition of “E60” will premiere later this month, retelling the game, its controversial ending and the remarkable class the two men showed afterward.

The episode will feature new interviews with key figures in the story, as well as an examination of whether baseball should officially recognize Galarraga’s pursuit of perfection.

28 Outs: An imperfect story”, premieres on ESPN on Sunday, August 18, at 4 p.m. following a Little League World Series game and before Baseball Tonight at 5 p.m. and the subsequent televised broadcast of the New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers.

E60 reporter Jen Lada sits down with Galarraga and Joyce, along with more than 30 players, coaches, fans and MLB executives, including Commissioner Rob Manfred, to tell this incredible story and explore whether baseball could ever “right a wrong” as so many have demanded.

Other interviews include former MLB vice president of umpiring Mike Port, former Tigers manager Jim Leyland and former general manager Dave Dombrowski, longtime Tigers radio announcer Dan Dickerson and several Tigers fans who were at the game.

Many of Galarraga’s former teammates in Detroit are also interviewed, including Brandon Inge, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Alex Avila, Ramon Santiago and Austin Jackson.

Cleveland players interviewed during the game include players Travis Hafner and Jason Donald, former manager Manny Acta and former first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr.

Monmouth University professor Lawrence Jones and members of his Law and Society class, who prepared an 82-page study and submitted it to MLB in 2022 to earn Galarraga recognition for a perfect game, are also part of the story.

E60’s 28 Outs was produced and directed by Simon Baumgart. The show will re-air Sunday, August 18 at 10 p.m. on ESPN2 and will be available on ESPN+ after the premiere.

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