Watch this extremely bizarre baseball moment as the Mets bat out of order

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published 9 May 2018

So this is something you don't see everyday:

The Reds manager, Jim Riggleman, caught the error: Brandon Nimmo hit leadoff (he struck out), Wilmer Flores batted second (he struck out), and Cabrera hit his double going third. But per the official card, Cabrera was supposed to bat second, and Flores was supposed to bat third. Jay Bruce, the next batter in the Mets' lineup, was ruled automatically out (ESPN says that the official scorebook has Bruce out as a 2-unassisted, and Cabrera isn't credited with the hit in the box score).

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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