Dodgers announcer calls for MLB to make major change after Rays' Yandy Diaz check swing controversy
The Tampa Bay Rays had a comeback in the ninth end on a potential bad check swing call. Yandy Diaz may have held up, but World Series announcer Joe Davis wants there to be another change by the MLB.
After the Tampa Bay Rays lost Game 2 of the World Series to the Milwaukee Brewers, Dodgers announcer Joe Davis called for Major League Baseball to introduce a replay system for check swings, similar to the system already in place for balls and strikes. The Rays had come from behind to win Game 1, taking a 4-0 lead in the first inning of the World Series opener thanks to 12 singles, three stolen bases, and no home runs.
However, the final play of Game 2 was highly controversial. Yandy Díaz, a Rays player, checked his swing, but the umpire ruled that he had swung, ending the game. Davis argued that the replay system for balls and strikes should be extended to cover check swings as well, stating, "We got ABS for the first time this year, getting the balls and strikes right; we need to get a system that can get [check-swings] right."
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