Major League Baseball tested out a new challenge system for balls and strikes in spring training, but New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was not a fan.
Boone told the “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast that he “hated” the system. The Yankee manager found most of the challenges pointless and thinks one will inevitably change the outcome of a game, and also argued that MLB umpires are better than they have ever been.
“I just honestly hated it. Just the frivolous 1-0 challenge in the second inning, stop the game. Boom, oh, it changes. Now it’s not 1-1, it’s 2-0,” Boone said. “Inevitably, you’re going to have the last play of the game, a big win overturned on a ball an inch one way or the other.
“I’m the guy that gets kicked out and argues the strike zone and everything. I really think our umpires are as good as they’ve ever been. They keep getting better. We just know when they miss by an inch. I’m all over you when you’re missing by an inch. But the reality is they’re getting better and better all the time, and I don’t think I want it.”
