Cubs player commits embarrassing baserunning mistake

Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ committed an embarrassing baserunning blunder early in his team’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

Happ led off the game with a single in the first inning of Chicago’s 3-0 loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Two batters later, Seiya Suzuki hit a deep fly ball to right field that Happ thought was going to be out of reach for Cardinals outfielder Alec Burleson.

Burleson made a great catch, which sent Happ scrambling to retreat back to first. Happ made it back in plenty of time, but he forgot one very important step.

Happ had touched second base, which meant he had to retouch it on his way back to first. He did not make an effort to do so, and the Cardinals wisely appealed for the third out to end the inning.