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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 05: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes the play to first base during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on June 05, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Dodgers are squaring off against the Chicago White Sox today, on June 13th.
Entering the eighth inning, starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was chasing history.
Yamamoto, who has been the Dodgers’ clear ace since the latter half of last season, was a mere six outs away from a perfect game.
Through the first seven innings, the Dodger hurler had not allowed any baserunners and recorded seven strikeouts.
Facing off against a contact-oriented hitter in Chicago’s Chase Meidroth, Yamamoto induced a slow roller to shortstop.
Betts staggered and stepped towards the ball, and as he displayed his glove to field it, it ricocheted off him, towards the Dodgers’ second baseman, resulting in an error.
The moment mirrored Hanley Ramirez’s infamous error that once cost Clayton Kershaw a perfect game in Dodger blue all those years ago, and to this day, the Dodgers are yet to throw another.
Fans are going wild over the play.
Social Media Reacts to Heartbreaking Betts Error
Here’s what people are saying:
Foul Territory: “Yoshinobu Yamamoto loses his perfect game bid in the eighth inning after a Mookie Betts fielding error allows a runner to reach base. (Via: @ChadMoriyama).”
Underdog MLB: “Chase Meidroth reaches on a fielding error by Mookie Betts. First baserunner allowed by Yoshinobu Yamamoto.”
Jomboy Media: “Mookie Betts makes an error to end Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s perfect game bid in the eighth inning.”
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