Fansided · May 26, 2020
Chicago Cubs: Should the check swing be a reviewable call?
When it comes to a check swing call, Major League Baseball’s rulebook’s clarity of this ruling is somewhat confusing to us and Cubs’ fans.
The Chicago Cubs are in with the rest of the league when it comes to the retaliation on check swing calls. To give you an example, the Cubs were down 6-5 in a tight contest with the Los Angeles Angels, with runners on second and third.
Kyle Schwarber drew a full count against Angel’s pitcher. The next pitch came, and Schwarber thought he checked his swing, but the third base umpire disagreed, ending the close game. Schwarber didn’t like the call and started barking at the third-base umpire. Click here for a video of the incident.