Major League Baseballs owners unanimously approved expanded replay for the 2014 regular season and playoffs on Thursday at the conclusion of the quarterly owners meetings in Paradise Valley, Ariz. The Major League Baseball Players Association and World Umpires Association both have approved expanded replay as well. In addition to home runs, the following plays will now be subject to review: ground-rule doubles; fan interference; stadium boundary calls; force plays (except a fielders touching of second base on a double play); tag plays; fair/foul balls in the outfield only; trap plays in the outfield only; hit batters; timing plays (whether a runner scores before a third out); touching a base (only when appealed); passing runners and record keeping (ball-strike counts to batters, outs, score and substitutions). Managers will get one challenge to use, and as long as any part of the reviewed play is overturned, they will receive a second challenge to use. After the seventh inning, the crew chief may also call for replays. The crew chief and another umpire from the crew will have access to a head set to communicate with a central replay station in New York, where the play will be reviewed. In addition, replays of all plays, reviewed or not, will be allowed to be shown on stadium scoreboards. I am very pleased that instant replay will expand to include additional impactful plays, commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. The new system will give managers valuable recourse in potentially game-changing situations. The opportunity for our fans to see more replays in our ballparks is also an important modification that the clubs and I favored.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:54:08 +0000
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