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Jason Kipnis Reflects on Game 7 Foul Ball During 2016 World Series
TL;DR
Jason Kipnis recalls the pivotal moment during Game 7 of the 2016 World Series when his foul ball nearly became a game-winning home run. The game was tied at six runs when Kipnis faced Aroldis Chapman, but the ball ultimately landed foul.
Key points
- Jason Kipnis reflects on a key moment in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series
- The game was tied at six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning
- Kipnis faced Aroldis Chapman during his at-bat
- A foul ball nearly became a game-winning home run
- The ball landed just out of play along the right field foul line
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Jason Kipnis Reflects on Game 7 Foul Ball During 2016 World Series
Jason Kipnis stood in the batterâs box in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series with the game tied at six runs apiece. That scenario is one that every kid plays out in backyards and on Little League fields, and Kipnisâ dreams were inches away from coming true.
The then-Cleveland Indians' second baseman made contact with a pitch from Chicago Cubs superstar closer Aroldis Chapman, and from the camera angle on the broadcast and from certain parts of the park, the ball looked like it was destined to sail over the right field wall for a walk-off, game-winning, World Series clinching home run.
Instead, the ball landed just out of a play along the right field foul line.
Fans across Progressive Field and in family rooms all around Cleveland groaned because of what could have been.
Ten years later, Kipnis still admits that the ball was inches away from being a home run, not because of where it landed, but because of how he hit it.
âWhen people say, like, it was a couple of feet or inches away, I think I just was⊠was an inch away, but that inch would have been where the baseball was on my bat,â explained Kipnis during Clevelandâs 2016 reunion on Friday.
âLike, it was just a little bit, catch it a little bit deeper [in the zone], that could keep it fair.â
Q&A
What happened during Jason Kipnis' at-bat in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series?
Jason Kipnis faced Aroldis Chapman with the game tied, and his hit appeared to be a potential game-winning home run but landed foul.
How did the 2016 World Series Game 7 end?
The Chicago Cubs won Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, clinching their first championship in 108 years.
What were the stakes for Jason Kipnis during the 2016 World Series?
Kipnis had the opportunity to secure a World Series victory for the Cleveland Indians in a dramatic Game 7 scenario.
