Another day, another questionable call in the Mets-Cubs series.
More than 12 hours after the game-ending call controversy over a slide at home plate, the umpires at the Thursday matinee game at Citi Field appear to have missed another call after a slide, this time at second base.
In the sixth inning, Pete Crowe Armstrong hit a double into the right-field seats, but it sailed over the bases, grabbed a bag over his helmet, and was tagged by Mets shortstop Joey Wendle.
Former Mets prospect Crowe Armstrong was ruled safe by second base umpire Carlos Torres, but SNY’s television crew was quick to point out that even if the player was using his helmet or equipment as a contact point, He questioned whether it would be considered superior. .
Well, Steve Gelbs from SNY was in charge of the case and said the call was the wrong one.
“When we contacted Major League Baseball, we were told that even though that specific issue was not mentioned anywhere, he should be in the game and that if the play had been reviewed, he would have been in the game.” ” Gelbs said during the top. Bottom of the 7th inning of the Mets’ overtime victory. “You can’t use equipment like that to gain an advantage. Otherwise, runners can use helmets to increase the reach they can get in their bags.”
In this case, Crowe Armstrong was stuck in second place, so the Mets didn’t get the victory.
But Wednesday night’s game sparked debate over whether it was safe for Pete Alonso to step up to the plate or whether catcher Miguel Amaya interfered, leading some to believe the Mets were robbed of a run. , many people had doubts about MLB’s rules.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said after the game, “They sent out a memo during spring training about what was legal and what was illegal, and that email that we got, that memo, said, “It was clearly written that players were not allowed to put their feet in front of the bat.” loss. “On the plate, you can’t step over without a baseball. He was very clear that the guy had his left hand on the plate without a baseball. They I think I got the wrong call.”
But on Thursday, the Post’s Dan Martin reported that Alonso will be forced to leave Wednesday’s game because MLB changed blocking rules starting this year following last season’s controversial call on the Rangers’ Jonah Heim. It was reported that there was a high possibility that the call had been made.
Either way, the Mets and Cubs split a four-game series that was sure to be exciting.
