The instant replay made its debut in the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins. It was the bottom of the sixth inning, and Minnesota was batting. K. Vargas was on second base, with two outs in the inning. J. Willingham hit a ground ball to the shortstop of the Toronto Blue Jays, and barely made it to the bag before the ball was in the first basemen's glove. Joe Gibbs, the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, challenged the play, and thought that WIllingham was out. The umpires took around two minutes to use the instant replay, and kept the call as same as before.
The second instant replay was used in the game between Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels. The home team in this game was the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was the top of the second inning, and the Angels were up at bat. L. Jimenez was on first base, and tried to steal second base on the first pitch to the batter. There was only one out in the inning before the attempt, and the initial call was that Jimenez was out at second base. Mike Scioscia, the manager of the Los Angeles Angels, came out to challenge the ruling on the field. The instant replay again only took a few minutes, and the call of the field did not change.
I think the use of instant replay in baseball is a great step forward for the sport. Baseball has shown that humans are not perfect, and can make wrong calls. It is very hard for a umpire to get every call right because sometimes the difference between being an out or being safe is too close to call with human eyes. Instant replay allows the game to have the minimal percent of error. Now, big plays that are too hard to call can be looked at, and can be called right. This makes the game feel more pure because any calls can now be looked at again with slow motion.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24466170/first-replays-of-spring-training-show-it-can-be-quick
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