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Has Expanded Replay Worked Well In Baseball? Here’s Our Call

Early this year, Major League Baseball introduced dramatically expanded instant replay rules. With a few exceptions — notably, balls and strikes — managers can challenge any umpire’s call on the field. “This is really big,” Commissioner Bud Selig said at the time. Selig and other MLB officials made positive predictions about the benefits of expanded […]

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Has Expanded Replay Worked Well In Baseball? Here’s Our Call

Early this year, Major League Baseball introduced dramatically expanded instant replay rules. With a few exceptions — notably, balls and strikes — managers can challenge any umpire’s call on the field. “This is really big,” Commissioner Bud Selig said at the time. Selig and other MLB officials made positive predictions about the benefits of expanded […]

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