Yankees' Max Schuemann backlash isn't warranted — the stats tell the truth

The end result looked odd.There was Max Schuemann, the New York Yankees' left fielder, diving for a ball in the gap on Sunday night in Philadelphia, and getting not particularly close to it.The ball then got by him, and it ended up being a bases-clearing double for Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm.Alec Bohm laces a bases-clearing double to extend the @Phillies lead on #SundayNightBaseball! pic.twitter.com/yaAtGsigEb— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2026MORE: Yankees' Jose Caballero is pushing the limit of the rulesSchuemann has gotten a lot of criticism for this play, but it's actually unwarranted backlash.The reality is that this ball was practically uncatchable.It had just a 5% catch probability, according to Statcast.The fact that Schuemann was that close at all was due to the fact that he got a re