Rays’ outfielder apologizes for costly baserunning mistake in Game 1 loss: ‘Not the smartest move’

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Crane, A. (2026, October 24). Rays’ outfielder apologizes for costly baserunning mistake in Game 1 loss: ‘Not the smartest move’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/rays-victor-mesa-jr-apologizes-for-costly-baserunning-mistake-in-game-1-loss/

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“Article A covers the overall outcome and key moments of Game 1, while Article B focuses specifically on a baserunning mistake made by Victor Mesa Jr. during that game.”
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“While both articles discuss Victor Mesa Jr.'s baserunning mistake in Game 1 of the World Series, Article A describes multiple aspects of the game and other players' errors, while Article B focuses specifically on Mesa's post-game apology for his particular error.”
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🔮 Mesa, who stole nine bases during the regular season and had added another two in the postseason, was thrown out while attempting to steal third during the fifth inning while trailing 2-1, with William Contreras catching Mesa after he left second base on an 0-2 pitch with leadoff hitter Yandy Díaz at the plate.
🔮 Dorofeyev admitted Wednesday that he needed to be better next time while also acknowledging that situations exist where it could make sense to stay on the ice longer.
🔮 But the Rangers also think he has “an offensive dimension to his game that might be untapped,” Sullivan said.
🔮 With five years remaining on his contract, Pettersson, 30, will likely be part of shaping the Rangers blue line into the future, and outside of a pair of giveaways in Saturday’s game, he’s mostly been impressive with Sean Durzi on a revamped second pairing.
🔮 That, more than the final result, will be something the Rangers can take forward with them.
🔮 But there was also a sense that it was a one-off, that the habits the Blueshirts had built over the past month since training camp began — and over the first eight games of the season — could flush everything that went wrong.
🔮 I know Dylan will bounce back.
🔮 But the 25-year-old always believed that he could be the type of player who could score 50 and fully reach the potential he kept unveiling in flashes, that all the work would eventually pay off because, as he told Dubé this summer, “I want to win in New York.
🔮 The Rangers said Oct. 10 that Korpisalo would miss another four weeks.
🔮 In an eight-game stretch filled with revenge and fixing wrongs to start the season, Thursday will mark another chance for the Rangers.
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Brewers ESPN Game 1 Rays the World Series

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Mesa PERSON · 5× Rays ORG · 5× Simpson PERSON · 4× Aranda PERSON · 2× ESPN ORG · 2× Brewers ORG · 1× Jacob Misiorowski PERSON · 1× Victor Mesa Jr. PERSON · 1× William Contreras PERSON · 1× Yandy Díaz PERSON · 1×

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Mesa, who stole nine bases during the regular season and had added another two in the postseason, was thrown out while attempting to steal third during the fifth inning while trailing 2-1, with William Contreras catching Mesa after he left second base on an 0-2 pitch with leadoff hitter Yandy Díaz at the plate.
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🔮 Mesa, who stole nine bases during the regular season and had added another two in the postseason, was thrown out while attempting to steal third during the fifth inning while trailing 2-1, with William Contreras catching Mesa after he left second base on an 0-2 pitch with leadoff hitter Yandy Díaz at the plate.

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Victor Mesa Jr. owned up to his costly baserunning miscue during the fifth inning of the Rays’ 3-2 loss in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday. asserted
Jr. → own → Friday
Mesa, who stole nine bases during the regular season and had added another two in the postseason, was thrown out while attempting to steal third during the fifth inning while trailing 2-1, with William Contreras catching Mesa after he left second base on an 0-2 pitch with leadoff hitter Yandy Díaz at the plate. asserted
he → steal → plate
“Easy to say now, but it was not the best move,” Mesa, 25, said postgame, according to ESPN. uncertain
Mesa → say → ESPN
“I understand that was not the smartest move. asserted
that → understand → ?
Learn from that, and I apologize or whatever to my teammates because, obviously, I’m trying to make something positive, and it wasn’t done in that way.” asserted
it → learn → way
It eliminated a scoring chance for the Rays after Mesa led off the frame with a single and eventually moved to second when Ben Williamson grounded out, and it marked the first time in the postseason where one of their baserunners was thrown out while attempting to steal. asserted
one → eliminate → baserunners
“Ultimately, Victor is really competing, trying to do something to make something happen, put a little pressure on the defense,” Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters. asserted
Cash → compete → reporters
“And it didn’t work in our favor.” Tampa Bay entered Friday 11-for-11 in steals in the postseason before ending the night 13-for-15, with both Mesa and Jonathan Aranda getting thrown out before Simpson and pinch-runner Jorge Mateo executed a double steal in the ninth to bring the go-ahead run to the plate. asserted
Simpson → work → plate
With Chandler Simpson up in the sixth and Aranda on first, Cash — who later took responsibility for the sequence — banked on Simpson putting the ball in play on a 3-2 count with one out, but his decision backfired when Simpson, a contact hitter, struck out and Aranda was thrown out by Contreras. Simpson, though, vowed that the Rays would stick to their aggressive identity on the basepaths, according to ESPN, and said “we can’t shy away from that” at this stage of the season. The Rays, who tied for second with 164 steals during the regular season, will attempt to avoid falling behind 2-0 in the series Saturday before it shifts back to Tampa. uncertain
it → take → Tampa
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