{
  "id": 16435535,
  "title": "Dodgers announcer calls for MLB to make major change after Rays' Yandy Diaz check swing controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/dodgers-announcer-calls-for-mlb-to-make-major-change-after-rays-yandy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:31:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-announcer-calls-mlb-major-053111117.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\"",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dodgers announcer Joe Davis demands MLB implement replay for check swings.",
    "Rays won Game 1 of World Series with 12 singles, three steals, no homers.",
    "Davis suggests extending ABS system for balls, strikes to check swings."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the automated strike zone to include check swings would bring much-needed consistency to high-stakes officiating and prevent controversial calls from deciding championship games.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}