Major League Baseball announced several changes designed to improve the pace of play for the 2015 season, including alterations to instant-replay procedures. (more…)
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Instant-replay system approved by MLB owners
The expansion of instant replay was approved unanimously by Major League Baseball owners yesterday, setting out the specifics of when managers can call for replay and under what circumstances. The expansion had been tentatively approved in November, subject to a detailed implementation plan and approval from Major League Baseball Players Association and the World Umpires […]
Expanded instant replay approved for 2014
We’ll see expanded instant replay in Major League Baseball next season, as officials approved a plan to allow reviews of virtually every play, save balls and strikes, check swings and foul tips, out of New York City. It’s not a groundbreaking setup — it’s basically the same system used to review contested calls in the […]
Expanded instant replay on tap for 2014
Major League Baseball is planning a major expansion of replay for the 2014 season, using the findings of a replay committee as the blueprint for a new streamlined appeal system. The plan, from a committee consisting of MLB vice president Joe Torre, Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz and former manager Tony La Russa, will allow […]
GM meetings: limiting September callups, instant-replay changes
Two topics are emerging as the most important of the annual MLB GM meetings: limiting September callups and an expansion of instant replay. You wouldn’t think that the number of September callups in uniform would be a big deal, but the topic is important both for MLB GMs looking to evaluate talent and MiLB GMs […]
MLB to test two new instant-replay systems
Major League Baseball will test two new instant-replay systems at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field before the end of the season to determine their viability for 2013 and beyond. Expanding instant replay to include fair/foul calls and clean catches on the playing field is on the agenda; MLB Commissioner Bud Seig says a system that […]
Day after botched MLB call, NCAA makes move toward instant replay
Though the two aren’t related, the timing couldn’t be better: a day after umpire Jerry Meals totally butchered a call at that plate that gave an illegitimate win to the Braves, the NCAA is instituting instant replay at the College World Series. By now most baseball fans have seen the blown call that ended a […]
MLB considering instant replay for 2012?
Major League Baseball could implement instant replay for the 2012 season, reports AP, after Commissioner Bud Selig and a group of umpire agreed in spring training on a plan to make it work with minimal impact on the game. There’s been talk of baseball using instant replay for years now, but the fear has always […]