MLB umpires will have new view of replays for close calls this season -- on Zoom

MLB umpires will have new view of replays for close calls this season — on Zoom

Major League Baseball struck a deal with Zoom Video Communications Inc. ZM allowing on-field umpires to watch the replay operations center evaluating contested calls.

MLB first adopted instant replay in September 2008 for home boundary calls and expanded it to a wide variety of decisions for the 2014 season. There were 1,434 video reviews last season that included 1,261 team challenges with 50.2% leading to overturned calls. “You’ll be able to see who’s in the chair, who might be with that person, what plays they’re looking at, and be able to pair a visual interaction with the traditional audio interaction that they have discussing the call in the field,” MLB Chief Operations and Strategy Officer Chris Marinak said.

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