MLB Network Insider put the jinx on Royals’ perfect-game attempt against Cardinals
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A no-hitter in baseball is a lot like the movie “Fight Club.”
As Brad Pitt’s Tyler Durden noted in the movie, “The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club.”
The same is true of a perfect game or no-hitter until a runner reaches base or the game is over.
With that in mind, here is what MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman shared on Twitter on Monday afternoon as the Royals had a perfect game through seven innings. Check out the time stamp.
Just to prove I am not a jinx, KC has a perfect game going https://t.co/rVLEzYVAuZ
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 29, 2023
Guess what happened seconds later? Yep, Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado ended the Royals’ attempt that the very first combined perfect game in Major League Baseball history. Again, check out the time stamp.
#STLCards snap the perfect game bid in the eighth inning. Nolan Arenado singles to left. Willson Contreras followed with a single of his own.#Royals lead it 3-0. Taylor Clarke on in relief of Mike Mayers.
— Jaylon T. Thompson (@jaylonthompson) May 29, 2023
Heyman’s attempt to not jinx the Royals ended up jinxing the Royals. That fact wasn’t lost on fans.
Like clockwork https://t.co/3BmAasRWpm pic.twitter.com/dbbm8qFt47
— Bronx ers (@BronxBombrs) May 29, 2023
It happens
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 29, 2023
The Cardinals got their first hit of the game on the next pitch after this man pressed send https://t.co/71ve4xcO94
— Andrew Schnittker (@aschnitt53) May 29, 2023
thanks jon i was tired of being no hit
— PapaStalin (@redbird_rants_) May 29, 2023
THEY LOST IT WITHIN THIRTY SECONDS OF YOU TWEETING THIS https://t.co/IpAzeqnSY9
— Payton J. Havermann (@paytonisnotroll) May 29, 2023
Heyman claimed he tweeted after the perfect game ended, but a fan wasn’t buying it.
U were typing when it happened, counts Jon
— Talkin Atlanta (@Talkinatlanta) May 29, 2023
Heyman wasn’t alone. The Royals’ Twitter account placed blame on the lost perfecto on Major League Baseball.
W TWEET ROYALS ADMIN
— Tyler #NHLToKC #ExtendVinnie (@kcplswin) May 29, 2023
Someone has to do research on the no-hitter/perfect game jinx thing. It definitely feels like a real baseball gods thing. Not even sure how you'd quantify it, especially for bids that happened when there was no social media, but we'd be interested. Hit us up if you have ideas. https://t.co/FX07VCFSCX
— Baseball and Chain Podcast (@baseballchain) May 29, 2023
The media jinxes it every time!
— Valick Sorter (@SorterValick) May 29, 2023
