A few weeks ago, when the MLB decided to bring ABS full-time for the 2026 season, many fans and players were not happy with it. But guess what, this sport needs it more than anything, at least that is what the San Diego Padres feel right now. Bad calls in a regular-season game are on one side, but a strike 3 call in a Wild Card Game is not the place.

The Cubs and the Padres were in a do-or-die match in game 3 of the Wild Card series when the umpires decided that they were the kingmakers. Looking back at it now, home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called a strike on a pitch that very well might have decided the game. One Padres fan went wild on X and posted, “ That was atrocious. Bogarts should be able to attack that man. ” Should the fans be angry? Yes. But should we really be surpris

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