Was Manuel Margot falsely called out trying to steal home? (Video)

Manuel Margot tried to steal home in Game 5 of the World Series but was called out at the plate. Let debate about the call begin.

You don’t often see a player try to steal home. Certainly not in the World Series.

Yet that’s what Manuel Margot tried to do as the Rays battled to even the score against the Dodgers.

When pitcher Clayton Kershaw stepped off the mound, Margot took his chance.

The umpire called the play out on the field and replay wasn’t applied.

Immediately, disagreement ensued as some argued the tag was touching Margot’s helmet and not the player himself.

A screenshot from Jeff Passan showed the tag coming just before Margot’s hand touched home plate.

It was definitely a close play. And a gutsy one.

It was the first time since 2002 someone tried to steal home in a World Series game, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Margot could have used some of those DK Metcalf jets.

Manuel Margot tried and failed to tie Game 5 for the Rays against the Dodgers

The Dodgers had jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Rays tightened things in the third inning with two runs.

In the fourth inning, an error by second baseman Chris Taylor set up Tampa Bay with Margot on third and Hunter Renfroe on first with no outs. Somehow, the Dodgers managed to get out of that situation without giving up the tying run.

The play that put Margot on third base was somewhat controversial in the first place. He slid into the base well ahead of the throw but appeared to lose contact with the base as he popped up onto his hands and Turner tagged him.

The Dodgers challenged the safe call, but the replay didn’t reverse it.

According to Craig Goldstein of Baseball Reference, that’s because “once a runner touches a base, any occupancy of the space over the bag is considered to be on the bag, until/if they depart for the next base.”