Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Ten days later, the United States and the Dominican Republic would have kept on playing. Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the American...

By RONALD BLUM