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Rays' Drew Rasmussen Loses Perfect Game Bid vs. Orioles on Jorge Mateo Double in 9th

Monday is slated to be the 10-year anniversary of the last perfect game in Major League Baseball history, which was thrown by Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners.

Turns out, it was nearly the one-day anniversary.

Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the ninth inning during Sunday's matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. He was three outs away from recording the 24th perfect game in MLB history, three of which happened during the 2012 campaign.

However, Jorge Mateo had other ideas and led off the final frame with a double.