A new, thorough examination of Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game in 2010 with the Detroit Tigers debuts on Sunday.

And though a Monmouth University law class petitioned MLB and commissioner Rob Manfred to make an official change and award Galarraga a perfect game, Manfred has not changed his stance on the matter.

ESPN is releasing a 50-minute documentary titled “28 Outs — An Imperfect Story” on Galarraga's perfect game that was blown on a infamous missed call by first base umpire Jim Joyce on what should have been the final out of a June 2010 game against Cleveland at Comerica Park.

The documentary debuts Sunday at 4 p.m. on ESPN, leading into the Tigers' scheduled game vs. the New York Yankees at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn., and will be available to stream on ESPN+.

Citing former commissioner Bud Selig, Manfred said in the feature film he could not weigh in because it would "open a Pandora's box" of making rulings on in-game decisions.

The film takes an in-depth look at the game with interviews with all the key characters of the day and that Tigers era, including Galarraga, Joyce, recent Hall of Fame inductee Jim Leyland, former GM Dave Dombrowski, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Austin Jackson. It is also framed as a question to whether the MLB should retroactively give Galarraga the perfect game based on historical precedent and the implementation of replay review since the 28-out perfect game.

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It examines the game from the perspective of a law class at Monmouth (New Jersey), which studied the game as a lesson in precedent to argue the MLB has made retrospective changes to the history books before, therefore Commissioner Rob Manfred could do the same in this case. There is evidence to do so because of the clear-cut video, coupled with the current implementation of video review.

The class ultimately petitioned to award Galarraga a perfect game, but the league declined.

"Our position on this manner was expressed by my predecessor (Selig)," Manfred said in the documentary, while reading his response to the Monmouth students. "As much as he or I would like to alter what happened, a reversal of the true historical record of what occurred on the field would open a Pandora's box of issues from the history of the game where past and future errors would constantly be vulnerable to scrutiny and disputes."

Manfred said on a personal front, he believes Galarraga threw a perfect game and understands the push to include him on the exclusive list — only 24 pitchers in baseball's long history have thrown a perfect game — but said his opinion did not override the precedent.

"I think so, I do," Manfred said. "But I don't think that my personal opinion as to whether he earned a perfect game that day dictates a different outcome than what Commissioner Selig decided was appropriate."

Joyce, the main culprit who expressed an immediate regret for blowing the call and has since developed a relationship with Galarraga, disagreed with the commissioner and said it would be an easy fix for a human error.

"I think it'd be one of the easiest things in the world to do to be honest," Joyce said. "I'm all for it."

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Galarraga, however, is at peace with the final decision because the moment has brought him to this point and it is still a moment in baseball history, despite having an asterisk next to it.

"I don't really regret anything that happened," Galarraga said. "That history will bring you to this point, It's a process. I wouldn't change it."

Though, he would still like to see it happen at some point in his lifetime.

"Yes, 100%," Galarraga said. "And if they do it, do it when I'm alive not when I'm dying."

Galarraga, 42, last pitched in the majors in 2012 with Houston, making five starts with a 6.75 ERA.

He made 100 appearances (91 starts) from 2007-12, and spent 2008-10 with the Tigers. He finished his MLB career with a 26-34 record and 4.78 ERA.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Armando Galarraga's 28-out perfect game for Tigers featured on e60