Emotional Kolten Wong Cries and Apologizes for Pickoff Blunder in World Series

The 2013 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox has featured some wacky endings, and that trend continued in Game 4 as Cards rookie Kolten Wong was picked off to end the contest. It was a colossal mistake on Wongs part, and he fully realized that afterward.

Yahoo! Sports Jeff Passan wrote that Wong “couldnt help himself from crying” after the outcome.According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, Wong was still on the verge of tears with the media following St. Louis 4-2 loss, but rather than running away from the problem, he attacked it head on by facing the wrath of reporters.

Wong entered the game as a pinch runner after Allen Craig laced a one-out base hit in the bottom of the ninth. That brought the tying run to the plate, but second baseman Matt Carpenter popped out. Outfielder Carlos Beltran represented the Cardinals last hope, but he didnt get an opportunity to come through in the clutch as Red Sox closer Koji Uehara caught Wong napping.

Wong explained himself after the game, according to Chad Thornburg of MLB.com, by saying that he slipped while trying to get back to first base.

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