This year, McCarty dreamed of winning an elusive MLS Cup title. Atlanta snuck into the postseason as the Eastern Conference No. 9 seed, won their Wild Card match at CF Montréal, and completed the biggest upset in MLS Cup Playoffs history when eliminating Supporters’ Shield winners Inter Miami CF.

Dax McCarty’s No. 13 went up in red on the fourth official’s substitution board in the 69th minute of Atlanta United MLS Eastern Conference playoffs match at Orlando. His team trailed 1-0, which is how the match ended.