Jose Iglesias, Los Angeles Angels (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
The takeout slide is one of the more inconsistent rules in Major League Baseball. In less than 24 hours, MLB had two different outcomes on similar plays.
The first came on Saturday night during the Angels 15-1 loss to the Blue Jays. Toronto center fielder Jonathan Davis slid into second base hard to breakup a double play, and accomplished this by tripping up Halos shortstop Jose Iglesias. He clearly affected the throw, and after further review he was called safe.