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Anonymous18 days ago

A controversial called strike three on Dominican Republic shortstop Geraldo Perdomo ended the 2026 World Baseball Classic semifinal in Team USA's favor, eliminating one of the tournament's best teams on a pitch that was clearly below the strike zone. The timing — just ten days before MLB debuts its Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System on Opening Night — has turned a single bad call into a powerful argument for why baseball's technological revolution is overdue, and why international baseball needs to follow suit.