{"id":2428453,"date":"2025-04-28T17:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mlb-game-ends-with-wild-walk-off-little-league-homer\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:54:48","slug":"watch-mlb-game-ends-with-wild-walk-off-little-league-homer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mlb-game-ends-with-wild-walk-off-little-league-homer\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: MLB Game Ends with Wild Walk-Off &#8216;Little League Homer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-mlb-game-ends-with-wild-walk-off-little-league-homer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an exciting end to a baseball game, Heliot Ramos of the San Francisco Giants achieved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-walk-out-blocks-texas-voting-bill\/\" title=\"Democrat ...Out Blocks Texas Voting Bill\">dramatic walk-<\/a>off victory against the Texas Rangers, winning 3-2. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-great-awakening-or-great-reset\/\" title=\"What\u2019s Next? Great Awakening or Great Reset?\">ninth inning<\/a>, Ramos hit an infield single but took advantage of errors made by the Rangers to round the bases and score, diving across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unloads-on-fauci-after-fauci-claims-credit-for-developing-vaccine-in-record-time\/\" title=\"Trump Unloads On Fauci After Fauci Claims Credit For Developing Vaccine In Record Time\">home plate<\/a> to secure the win. This marked the Giants&#8217; fifth walk-off victory of the season and showcased a unique and unorthodox play where Ramos initially hesitated but was encouraged by his third <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">base coach<\/a> to continue running. Reflecting on the play, both Ramos and Giants manager Bob Melvin commented on the unexpected nature of the outcome and how sometimes lucky breaks can lead to victorious moments. The win improved the Giants&#8217; season record to 19-10 as they continue to compete in the National League West.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Heliot Ramos thought he&rsquo;d just leg out an infield single to lead off the ninth inning in a tie game. He wound up circling the bases to win the game, capping his mad dash by diving across home plate in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos&rsquo; infield single followed by two Texas errors that led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-florida-team-defeats-taiwan-little-league-world-series-title-thrilling-final-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little League<\/a> homer gave the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Sunday. It was the Giants&rsquo; fifth walk-off win of the year, and it was, by far, the most unorthodox.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a minute,&rdquo; Ramos said on the last time he rounded the bases in a similar way.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos tapped the first pitch he saw from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/world-series-champion-rangers-stick-guns-announce-faith-family-night-no-lgbt-night-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers<\/a> reliever Luke Jackson softly toward third. Jackson barehanded the ball and flung it wildly past the dive of Jake Burger at first. Ramos slowed down as he rounded second, thinking that Burger had already retrieved the ball.<\/p>\n<p>But, Burger was just picking up the ball in foul territory down the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-a-tornado-in-wasco-california\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show A Tornado In Wasco, California?\">field line<\/a>. Ramos saw third base coach Matt Williams furiously waving him to continue &mdash; and he kept going. Burger&rsquo;s throw to third was also off the mark, skipping down the left field line and allowing Ramos to easily scamper home.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HELIOT RAMOS WALK-OFF LITTLE LEAGUE HOMER &#129327; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ceh9c3ZjPq\">pic.twitter.com\/Ceh9c3ZjPq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSGiants\/status\/1916624867740582132?\">April 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;I thought he had the ball already, and then I saw Matt waving me in, and I just kept going,&rdquo; Ramos said.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos&rsquo; hesitation at second helped him in the end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was unaware when he went to second that he could&rsquo;ve been easily at third,&rdquo; Giants manager Bob Melvin said. &ldquo;Once he was aware of that, then they had to make the play on him. For whatever reason, it all worked out about as good as it could. If he knew, he&rsquo;d just be standing on third with nobody out. But sometimes things happen for a reason and the theatrics were pretty cool there at the end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ramos added: &ldquo;I was trying to play it safe, but I guess I had it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ramos joked that the team was probably going to replay the sequence over again during the hitters&rsquo; meeting and &ldquo;make fun of me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Giants improved to 19-10 on the season to maintain a slim lead in the competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mlb-ump-drilled-head-scary-90mph-fastball-miraculously-fine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National League West<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Melvin, who added that he&rsquo;s never seen a game end like that before, said that the Giants have done a good job of giving themselves a chance to win this season by not &ldquo;beating themselves&rdquo; &mdash; primarily behind good pitching and defense.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we hang around long enough, we find a way to win a game,&rdquo; Melvin said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s kind of a new way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Instead, he ended up scoring the winning run, dramatically diving across home plate. His single, combined with two errors from Texas, resulted in a Little League homer that secured a 3-2 victory for the San Francisco Giants over the Rangers on Sunday. This marked the Giants&#8217; fifth walk-off win of the season and was certainly their most unconventional one. &#8220;It&#8217;s been a while,&#8221; Ramos remarked about his last similar experience rounding the bases. He tapped the first pitch from Rangers reliever Luke Jackson softly toward third base; Jackson mishandled it and threw wildly past first baseman Jake Burger. As Ramos rounded second, he thought Burger had retrieved it but was actually just picking it up in foul territory down the right field line. Noticing third base coach Matt Williams urging him to keep going, Ramos did just that. Burger&#8217;s throw to third also went astray, allowing Ramos to easily reach home plate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought he had already gotten it when I reached second,&#8221; said Ramos about his hesitation before running home. Giants manager Bob Melvin noted that this moment worked out well for them: &#8220;If he had known earlier what was happening, he&#8217;d have been standing on third with no outs.&#8221; He added that sometimes things unfold for a reason and praised how exciting it was at the end of this play.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos humorously suggested they might replay this sequence during their hitters&#8217; meeting to poke fun at him as they improved their record to 19-10 for a narrow lead in the competitive National League West division. Melvin mentioned he&#8217;s never seen such an ending before and commended his team&#8217;s ability not to self-sabotage through solid pitching and defense: &#8220;If we stay close long enough, we find ways to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2428454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04bb517d6f394186b315f50289c08b32-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[15360,39333,12138,54236],"class_list":["post-2428453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-baseball","tag-little-league","tag-mlb","tag-walk-off"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04bb517d6f394186b315f50289c08b32-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428453"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428457,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428453\/revisions\/2428457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}