More than 14 years after it happened, baseball fans still discuss and debate the incredible story of Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game and the man who took it away from him.
On June 2, 2010, Galarraga, pitching for the Detroit Tigers, was just one out away from becoming just the 21st pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game. On what should have been the game's 27th and final out, Cleveland's Jason Donald hit a ground ball to first base and appeared to be out by a comfortable margin. Inexplicably, first base umpire Jim Joyce ruled Donald safe, spoiling Galarraga's bid at perfection and opening himself up to worldwide infamy.
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