We’re going on nearly a decade of MLB using its expanded replay system to review calls, and it remains an absolute mess.
Most fans can agree that baseball benefits from having a replay system, in theory. After all, obvious missed calls shouldn’t change the game when you have the technology at your disposal to fix it. But the way MLB instituted its replay rules — and continues to keep in place — is beyond broken.
Let Sunday’s game between the New York Yankees and New York Mets serve as the latest example.
With Brandon Nimmo at the plate in the third inning, he hit a high, bouncing grounder to first. Luke Voit fielded the ball and had to run to try to beat Nimmo to the bag. And according to umpire James Hoye, Voit got there first.
This time Voit takes it himself instead of flipping to Cole and he just barely gets Nimmo (replay kept the out call) pic.twitter.com/No5gVHf0J0
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 4, 2021
