Pinstripe Alley · Oct 14, 2018
Andrew McCutchen isn’t happy with baseball’s replay system
Game One of the ALCS between the Red Sox and Astros featured several notable plays at second base. In the first inning, Jose Altuve was erased when Mookie Betts made a ridiculous toss from shallow right field. While originally called safe, a replay challenge by the Red Sox determined that Xander Bogaerts maintained contact with the bag and Altuve was ruled out.
A similar scenario unfolded in the third inning, when Alex Bregman worked a leadoff walk against Chris Sale. With one out, Bregman made a break for second base, but he couldn’t outrun Sandy Leon’s throw. The Astros third baseman asked for a challenge, and he received one. The replay, however, upheld the call on the field.