Major League Baseball has released a statement taking responsibility for the decision which revoked Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale’s opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at this past weekend’s ALDS matchup between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins.

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the founder of Houston’s Gallery Furniture, said his opportunity to throw out the first pitch in Saturday’s ALDS opener between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins was canceled due to the intervention of a national competitor.