ABS System Flips Bucknor’s Calls in Reds-Red Sox Showdown
MLB’s automated ball-strike system overturned six of CB Bucknor’s calls in the Reds–Red Sox game, including a clearly low 2-1 pitch that Bucknor initially called a strike before the challenge overturned it by about 2.7 inches. The ABS system’s immediate challenges are correcting egregious misses, but they also spotlight Bucknor’s strike-zone inconsistencies and contribute to longer, more review-heavy games, a point of contention in the ongoing umpire-evaluation debate (with references to Angel Hernandez).
