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Joyce, a 22-year veteran, tearfully admitted after reviewing video of the play after the game that "I did not get the call correct," insisting that he "took a perfect game away from that kid over there that worked his ass off all night." Joyce called the Donald ruling "the biggest call of my career," claiming that "I thought [Donald] beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay."<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/sports/baseball/03detroit.html?_r=0|title =Perfect Game Thwarted by Faulty Call |work = [[The New York Times]]|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|date = June 2, 2010|access-date = June 23, 2013}}</ref> The umpire later said, "I didn't want this to be my 15 minutes of fame. I would have liked my 15 minutes to be a great call in the World Series. Hopefully, my 15 minutes are over now."<ref name="nbcsports">{{cite web|url = http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37479309/ns/sports-baseball/|title = Selig won't overturn call that cost perfect game|work = [[NBCSports.com]]|first = Ben|last = Walker|date = June 3, 2010|access-date = June 4, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100605055249/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37479309/ns/sports-baseball/|archive-date = June 5, 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref>
Just prior to the next day's game, Leyland sent Galarraga to take the Tigers' lineup to Joyce, who was serving as the home plate umpire
===The broadcasters===
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