Mike Soroka Shatters Reality with Earliest Immaculate Inning in MLB History

In an unprecedented scientific phenomenon, Mike Soroka of the Atlanta Braves accomplished what experts are calling the earliest immaculate inning in Major League Baseball history on March 30th. In a display of skill so refined it bordered on a metaphysical event, Soroka whipped through three hapless batters in a breezy nine pitches, leaving onlookers questioning the very fabric of reality.

Eyewitnesses likened the 26-year-old pitcher's performance to a balletic sequence more suited to a contemporary dance routine than a Major League mound. "It was like watching a performance art piece with a baseball as the brush and the air as the canvas," commented renowned performance artist Gloria Glissando, who watched the game unfold while waiting for a spot at the concession stand.

Scientists worldwide have been left in a state of delightful disarray, convening hastily organized symposiums to examine video footage frame-by-frame in hopes of uncovering the secrets of Soroka’s feat. Dr. Ian Fuddle, a leading baseball-physicist from the University of Unlikely Outcomes, is calling for a new mathematical model to account for this heretofore unseen interaction between baseball and time.

"We believe Soroka may have temporarily bent the space-time continuum, allowing him to accelerate the natural pace of an inning," claimed Dr. Fuddle, gesticulating wildly over charts filled with complex equations. "The ball practically floated into the catcher's mitt, as if the laws of physics took a short vacation."

Not to be outdone, the batters faced by Soroka are still attempting to come to terms with their newfound existential crisis. Each insists they were adjusting their stances when, inexplicably, they found themselves returning to the dugout, reviewing the meaning of their careers with team therapists.

As rumors circulate that this immaculate inning might lead to further legislative scrutiny and possible federal investigation, baseball fans are rallying to understand the new boundaries of the sport. Roscoe Tibbetts, head of the 'Fans for a Fair Game' advocacy group, is considering filing an official complaint with the Department of Mystical Affairs, accusing Soroka of witchcraft or, at the very least, sorcery.