Tigers botch routine fly ball leading to Rays inside-the-park home run in wild spring training scene

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Many players use spring training to not just get in baseball shape again, but more importantly, work out the kinks before the numbers start to matter on the scoreboard. 

Well, the Detroit Tigers are hoping what transpired on Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays is completely out of their system and never happens again. 

Nobody wants a routine fly ball to result in an inside-the-park home run, but that was exactly what happened – at least in the box score. 

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Kameron Misner, #73 of the Tampa Bay Rays, poses for a photo during the Tampa Bay Rays Photo Day at Charlotte Sports Park on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 in Port Charlotte, Florida. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Even the official scorer needs some work before the regular season. 

Rays outfielder Kameron Misner, a career minor leaguer in all but 30 games, was at the dish when he popped a ball sky-high to the shallow part of center field. Four Tigers defenders were converging on the ball. 

However, shortstop Andrew Navigato looked around at his teammates and noticed no one was standing under the ball. So, he tried sprinting to make a diving play to save the out, but it only got worse from there. 

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Not only did Navigato miss the ball, but after hitting the grass, his foot kicked the ball away from everyone toward right field. 

Meanwhile, Misner had been running well around the bases, and by the time the ball was picked up in the outfield, he was about to round third base. The Tigers tried getting the ball home to save face, but Misner