Next time you see a replay of this whole sequence of events, watch Knight closely as he and Davidson confer. Right before they break and Davidson gives the hammer, it looks to me like the last words from Knight are, "I missed it.".
When I first saw that play while watching the game, my first thought was that, even if it was the home plate umpire's call, whether or not the runner left early would have had to been almost impossible to discern. With the throw being well off-target and no play involved at the plate, I'm thinking, "Stick with the original call".
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