Heading into the eighth inning of Sunday’s game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays, it looked as though New York ace Max Fried had a no-hitter bid alive with six outs left.
Unfortunately for him, it turns out the Rays were able to record a hit before he even reached the mound for the eighth.
As the broadcast returned to cover the final two innings of action, announcer Michael Kay informed the viewing public that Fried’s bid for a no-hitter had been called off after the game’s official scorer changed a decision made earlier in the day.
“You see the line, and no you didn’t miss a batter. I am absolutely flabbergasted ladies and gentlemen,” Kay said. “The official scorer here at Steinbrenner Field, a man by the name of Bill Matthews has changed the Simpson E-3 into a hit while the Yankees were in the dugout. Just, unfathomable. You call it when it happens. You don’t wait three innings for it to go by, it’s just unbelievable.”
The broadcast then showed Matthews, with Kay saying, “He’s going to have a lot of questions thrown at him, and he’s going to have to give some pretty good answers. I can’t believe that this has happened.”
The Yankees broadcast reacted to the official scorer changing an error to a hit, ending Max Fried’s no-hit bid.
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The play in question came in the sixth inning when Rays centerfielder Chandler Simpson reached first base after grounding a ball hard into the infield. Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt couldn’t field the ball, and the resulting play was initially ruled an error before the official change.
This play was changed from an error to a single.
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April 20, 2025
Max Fried's no-hit bid is over pic.twitter.com/aAuYkS3uk9
In real-time, it’s a call that could’ve gone either way, but probably leans hit. That said, once it’s been ruled an error for two innings, it feels tough to go back and say “actually, nevermind,” and that’s before you take into account that there was a no-hitter on the line.
Fans following the action online let their outrage be heard.
OMG Max Fried has a no hitter going into the 8th inning
— Talkin’ Jake (@TalkinJake) April 20, 2025
Then they changed an error to hit that happened in the 6th inning so as he took the mound, the no hitter was gone
Whole thing felt dirty.
OMG what is Major League Baseball doing?????
— Shaun Morash (@ShaunMorash) April 20, 2025
You change an error to a hit innings later taking away a Max Fried no hitter??
Enough
And MLB wonders why ESPN didn’t want to stick around https://t.co/iVO87mbDah
— Billy “Arm Wrestled Travis Bagent” Riccette (@Billy_Riccette) April 20, 2025
How is that not an error? https://t.co/cx5MvYQNgg
— FormulaYankee #CashGod (@FormulaYankee) April 20, 2025
Fried’s sudden lack of a no-hitter was not the only strange call of the day, as umpires also ruled what looked like a clear home run from Aaron Judge to be a foul ball.
Despite the calls going against them, the Yankees secured a 4–0 win over the Rays to move to 14–8 on the season.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Yankees Announcer Had Furious Rant After Max Fried Lost No-Hitter Between Innings.
