<P> On April 18, 2014, in the bottom of the second inning of a game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, the Braves squelched an incipient Mets offensive threat by recording an "insurance" fourth out that anticipated a potential video replay appeal (there was a major expansion of reviewable plays in MLB starting with the 2014 season) by Mets manager Terry Collins . </P> <P> With two out and Lucas Duda as the runner at first, Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud, trying to check his swing, grounded softly to the right side and, attempting to beat the throw by Braves second baseman Dan Uggla to first baseman Freddie Freeman, was ruled out at first on an extremely close play . Yet with three outs now recorded, Freeman spotted Duda, put in motion by d'Arnaud's grounder and having slowed down, attempting to reach third base and threw the ball across the diamond to third baseman Chris Johnson, who successfully tagged Duda out before he could reach the third - base bag . </P> <P> Moments later Collins, who had emerged from the dugout to challenge the out at first (replays shown to the television audience revealed that d'Arnaud was actually safe at first and that Collins would probably have won his appeal) was forced to retreat to the dugout without using his challenge when he realized that Freeman and Johnson's successfully recorded fourth out had rendered his challenge meaningless . </P> <P> On July 24, 2018, in the top of the third inning of a game between the Mets and San Diego Padres at Citi Field, with San Diego trailing 3 - 0, the Padres had loaded the bases with 2 out, with catcher Austin Hedges on third, center fielder Manuel Margot at second, second baseman Carlos Asuaje at first, and left fielder Wil Myers batting against Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler . </P>

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