WASHINGTON — If the Mets may take any optimistic Saturday from the missed name an evening earlier that will have performed a major position within the recreation’s consequence, it’s the thought MLB will take away the shackles on prompt replay.
To supervisor Carlos Mendoza, it was apparent from the dugout that Jesse Winker’s shot to first base within the fourth inning hit the bottom.
However first base umpire Alfonso Márquez dominated the ball was caught by Nathaniel Lowe, beginning a triple play that actually took the Mets proper out of the inning.
Earlier than the Mets’ 2-0 win over the Nationals on Saturday, Mendoza — whose Mets misplaced 5-4 an evening earlier — stated he hadn’t spoken to MLB concerning the name.
However his expectation was he would have a dialog sooner or later with Michael Hill, the league’s senior vice chairman of on-field operations.
The play wasn’t reviewable by replay as a result of the ball by no means left the infield.
“With a play that has so much impact on a game — you’re talking about a triple play; it’s first and second with nobody out — there has got to be some kind of consideration without removing the human element,” Mendoza stated. “Hopefully situations like this will help moving forward for better decision-making.”
Amongst Mendoza’s complaints to umpires as he argued the decision was Márquez’s positioning behind the play that didn’t present an optimum view in making an attempt to find out if the ball hit the bottom. Mendoza wished the umpires to convene on the sector and talk about the decision, however that by no means occurred.
Brandon Nimmo, the lead runner at second base on the play, stated he noticed a “little skip” on Winker’s shot to first base and that prompted him to begin working.
Mark Vientos was working from first base behind him. Each had been dominated out on Lowe’s throw to CJ Abrams at second base.
“I do wish it could be reviewed,” Nimmo stated. “I wish that all catches could be reviewed. I get that it’s in the infield, but that play is happening in front of the first base umpire, where he really doesn’t have a great read on it. The only guy who really does is home plate and depending where the third base umpire is and maybe second. I really do wish those could be reviewed, regardless. It really would make things simpler.
“They have really taken the replay and minimized the time it takes so I don’t think it would add that much time to the game if you just say, ‘Hey, let’s check that out real quick.’”
Vientos partly blamed himself for his position but additionally acknowledged the apparent: Winker’s ball hit the bottom.
“I messed up on that play, I should have frozen and went back to first base,” Vientos stated. “You see the video, it did hit the dirt, but … that was bad baserunning by me.”
Vientos stated he didn’t attain his resolution to run primarily based on Nimmo breaking for third.
“I was just going because I saw the ball coming at me real fast,” Vientos stated. “My first reaction was to get to second base.”
Mendoza solely can hope Friday’s missed name will result in modifications relating to prompt replay guidelines.
“After the experience [Friday] night, going through that and knowing how it affects the game I think there’s got to be a conversation,” Mendoza stated. “The rules are the rules, but hopefully if something like this keeps happening maybe they will revisit and make some changes.”
