On June 2, 2010, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga retired 27 consecutive batters — a perfect game by every definition but one: the record book. A missed call at first base on the final out robbed Galarraga of baseball immortality, despite the umpire, Jim Joyce, tearfully admitting his mistake moments later.

Galarraga responded with humility, grace, and sportsmanship. He didn’t scream. He didn’t argue. He smiled. It became one of the most powerful displays of character in sports history.

Now, over a decade later, Jim Joyce himself has joined the call to right this wrong:

“I made the wrong call. But you don’t have to.”

Galarraga has finally spoken up, too:

“I didn’t ask then. But I’m asking now. Please — give the game its perfect ending.”

Replay review now exists to prevent moments like this. But he never got that chance.

What We’re Asking:

We respectfully ask Major League Baseball and Commissioner Manfred to retroactively recognize Armando Galarraga’s perfect game — a one-time, exceptional correction for a moment universally agreed upon as a mistake.

This is not about rewriting history — it’s about restoring it.

Why It Matters:

This isn’t just for Armando Galarraga. It’s for every fan who believes in fairness. For every kid who learns that grace matters more than glory. And for the integrity of a game that should stand behind its own sense of justice.

Let’s give the game the perfect ending it deserves.

Call to Action:

Sign the petition. Share it. Tag MLB.

Let’s bring baseball’s most honorable moment back into the record books — where it belongs.

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