BALL STRIKE TECHNOLOGY BLOWN CALLS

Mar 16 2026SPORTS

When a Call Misses: The WBC’s Near‑Miss

A game that could have ended in a different way turned out to be a lesson about human error. In the World Baseball Classic semi‑final, the United States beat the Dominican Republic 2‑1 after two controversial strike‑three calls. One call happened on a slow slider that was well below the knee,

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