Speaking to Chris Rose of Jomboy Media, former Seattle Mariners' closer Paul Sewald had some interesting comments on the state of major league umpiring.
"I probably get more strikes I did when I came into the league. I think more than anything, we just need some sort of accountability. These guys are not held accountable for their actions is kind of the problem, right? There's no relegation system. I'm speaking for 5-10 percent, right? I don't think this is an issue across the league. There's some that are awful and then there's some that are fantastic.
In the challenge system, challenges to calls on balls and strikes are made by the hitter or catcher in real time with the umpire receiving an answer to the challenge via an earpiece. In full ABS, every call is made for the umpire. For the first half of this season at Triple-A, full ABS was used for Tuesday-Thursday games while the challenge system was used for weekend contests. Now, all games will have the challenge system.
As for Sewald, he's got seven saves and a 0.77 ERA in 13 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks this year. He spent parts of three seasons in Seattle , saving 52 games and helping the M's get to the playoffs in 2022.
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