Carlos Correa was in trouble for a miscall by an MLB referee.
After the Twins’ 3-2 loss to the Guardians on Friday, after home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz made several borderline calls from behind the plate, Correa helps those who call balls and strikes. He expressed his support for an interesting idea.
Correa said umpires should wear PitchCom devices to know in advance what pitches are coming, similar to those used by pitchers and catchers to relay pitching calls when they step to the plate. He said he thinks there is.
“I feel like the pitchers right now are too difficult for the umpires. If the umpires knew what was going to happen and held a pitch com, the calls would be much better,” Correa told reporters after the loss. He told the group. According to the Associated Press.
In Correa’s mind, PitchCom would allow umpires to listen and be mentally and visually prepared for each pitch.
From the start of the 2023 season through the start of Saturday’s game, umpires have correctly called 92.7 percent of ball strikes, but only 58.5 percent of balls called “in the corner.” According to CBS Sports.
“It’s really hard for them, especially the way catchers are set up these days, just calling pitches,” Correa added. “If they have a device that says a slider and they’re anticipating a slider and they know where it starts and where it has to land for it to be a strike, it’s very will receive many inquiries.
“But the fact that they’re blind over there makes it really difficult. I just think their job is too difficult for me to be tough on them. Sometimes they get calls and sometimes they don’t. Okay, let’s move on.”
The Post’s Jon Heyman opined this month that it’s time for MLB to implement an automatic ball-strike system (ABS), as umpires seem to be in the crosshairs more often than not.
The system will be implemented at select Triple-A parks in 2022, and overall will be at last year’s level.
But for now, MLB still has an old-fashioned system for calling balls and strikes.
