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=====The near-perfect game=====
{{Main|Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game}}

On June 2, 2010, [[Armando Galarraga]] was pitching a perfect game against the [[Cleveland Indians]] with 2 outs in the top of the ninth inning when first-base umpire [[Jim Joyce]] made a controversial call, ruling [[Jason Donald (baseball)|Jason Donald]] safe at first. Video replay showed he was out.<ref name="Galarraga MLive">{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Kornacki|title=Tigers' Armando Galarraga comes within one out of perfect game after umpire misses call|url=https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2010/06/armando_galarraga_comes_within.html|website=MLive|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=October 19, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116004635/https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2010/06/armando_galarraga_comes_within.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Galarraga ESPN">{{cite web|title=Umpire: 'I just cost that kid a perfect game'|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300602106|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=June 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115113958/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300602106|archive-date=January 15, 2020|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref> A tearful Joyce later said, "I just cost that kid a perfect game. I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay."<ref name="Galarraga ESPN"/> Galarraga would later tell reporters that Joyce apologized to him directly and gave him a hug.<ref name="Galarraga MLive"/> The next day, with Joyce umpiring home plate, Galarraga brought out the lineup card and the two shook hands.<ref>{{cite web|title=A tearful Jim Joyce takes lineup card from Armando Galarraga|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/06/a-tearful-jim-joyce-takes-lineup-card-from-armando-galarraga.html|website=Los Angeles Times|date=June 3, 2010|access-date=October 19, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011529/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/06/a-tearful-jim-joyce-takes-lineup-card-from-armando-galarraga.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite nationwide support for overturning the call, which included supportive statements from the Governor of Michigan and the [[White House]], commissioner [[Bud Selig]] let the call stand. However, he said he would look into expanding [[Instant replay in baseball|instant replay]] in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=Selig won't overturn bad call nixing perfect game|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/selig-won-t-overturn-bad-call-nixing-perfect-game-1.905969|website=CBC Sports|agency=Associated Press|date=June 3, 2010|access-date=October 19, 2018|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117170449/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/selig-won-t-overturn-bad-call-nixing-perfect-game-1.905969|url-status=live}}</ref>