Foul Play: MLB's Technology Stalemate The Baltimore Orioles' loss to the New York Yankees last week was a hard pill to swallow.
However, it shouldn't have been difficult for Major League Baseball (MLB) officials to justify the controversy surrounding Pete Alonso's deep fly to left field in the seventh inning, which was ruled foul and upheld on review.
The play highlighted a glaring issue with MLB's technology: its reliance on outdated methods that occasionally get it right.