New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán tossed baseball’s initially ideal videogame consideringthat 2012 on Wednesday night as he retired all 27 Oakland A’s batters he dealtwith in order.
Germán’s best videogame is simply the 24th in baseball’s long history and the veryfirst in MLB consideringthat Seattle Mariners excellent Felix Hernandez fired one versus the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15,2012 It’s the 4th best videogame all-time for the Yankees; Germán signsupwith David Cone (1999), David Wells (1998) and Don Larsen, who tossed the just best videogame in World Series history in 1956.
Germán wentinto Wednesday night with a pedestrian 5.10 ERA and a 4-5 record — he provided up 10 runs in his last getaway — however was amazing versus the A’s. He struck out 9 and endedup the videogame requiring just 99 pitches (72 strikes) to blank baseball’s worst group in an 11-0 Yankees triumph.
Germán exposed after the videogame that he was pitching with a heavy heart.
“Unfortunately, 2 days ago, an uncle of mine passed away and I sobbed a lot theotherday in the clubhouse, so I had him with me throughout the entire videogame,” Germán stated on the field after the videogame, bymeansof interpreter. “…This videogame is a homage to him.”
“He would haveactually been so delighted,” Germán included. “He was constantly someone that actually brought happiness to our household, and it tookplace for him to watch this method from up there.”
“So interesting when you believe about something really distinct in baseball. Not lotsof individuals have an chance to pitch a ideal videogame. To achieve something like this in my profession is something I’m going to keepinmind permanently.”
– Domingo Germán to @M_Marakovits after his perfect game pic.twitter.com/fRkSy0tSDl
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) June 29, 20