Venezuelan baseball lived a moment that transcended sport. The match between the Mariners of Carabobo and the Senators of Caracas, corresponding to the Major League of Professional Baseball, was marked by the strong earthquakes that shook Venezuela when the live broadcast captured the exact moment the seismic movement began.
The match was being played at the University Stadium in Caracas and the first inning had barely passed when the tremor began to be felt. At first, players, referees and fans did not notice what was happening, but as the intensity of the earthquake increased, the reaction was immediate.
Batter Williams Cacique and the head umpire were among the first to notice the movement. Seconds later, the players left the dugouts and gathered in the center of the diamond, while stadium staff activated security protocols.
As a preventive measure, the authorities allowed fans to descend from the stands onto the playing field to remain in an area considered safer during the emergency. The images of the broadcast, which show the reaction of those present in real time, quickly went viral on social networks.
After the strong earthquake, the match between the Mariners and the Senators was suspended, like the rest of the games scheduled for the day in the Major League of Professional Baseball.
The earthquake, recorded around 6:00 in the afternoon (Venezuela time), surprised thousands of people and turned a baseball game into the scene where some of the most shocking images of the moment were recorded.
