Let’s take a quick trip back to Saturday night. I know it’s difficult, given the Yankees have played two more games since then, but it’s the ninth inning, Aroldis Chapman is in to put away a game the Yankees have a healthy lead in, and Hunter Dozier is at first:
A great throw and an even better, disciplined tag from a rookie, and yet Dozier was still called safe. The Yankees almost immediately challenge, the call is overturned and New York is one out closer to a win.
By now, Yankee fans have seen similar situations play out over and over since the challenge system was implemented in 2014.