Just when you think you've seen about every possible scenario in a baseball game, something like this comes up every once in a blue moon; a bizarre way for a batter to either reach base or an unusual tactic a pitcher uses to retire a hitter.
This week's Flashback Friday focuses on the latter of the two; a trick play orchestrated by the Cleveland Indians from 1996 in which John Olerud got called out on strikes on a fake intentional walk.
The game in question was July 30th, 1996. It was the top of the fifth inning, and the Blue Jays held a 3-1 lead over the Indians.