Los Angeles Dodgers

Don Mattingly upset with MLB replay review system

Published May. 14, 2015 4:42 p.m. ET

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In Wednesday’s game against the Marlins, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was ejected for arguing a disputed call even after it was reviewed. Mattingly was challenging an out call on an apparent diving catch in the outfield by the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton.

"I saw the ball bounce off the grass and bounce up into his glove," Mattingly said. "When they showed it on the big screen, we saw it bounce and you just know it's going to get overturned and when it doesn't, it's just frustrating.”

Under the rules, review officials in New York are aware of the call on the field and then after looking at replays decide whether to confirm, overturn or let the call stand if there is not enough evidence to confirm or overturn. Mattingly contends that officials reviewing the call should not know the call on the field. He said:

“The call is yes or no safe or out. They don't know what the call is. It shouldn't be a stand or overturned. Just go look at it point blank wholehearted, safe or out. It's pretty simple for me.”

Twice he reiterated: “take the human element out of it.”

On Thursday Mattingly actually revealed that MLB admitted that it got the call wrong.

(h/t ESPN LA)

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