MLB Umps Admit They Blew Call Thanks to New Timer Rules, Team Left Confused

Major League Baseball just barely dodged a disaster on Opening Day 2023.
No, not because Los Angeles Angels star Anthony Rendon almost hit a fan, though that ugly incident went viral in its own right.
Rather, MLB’s much-ballyhooed new rules meant to speed up the pace of play took center stage after a strike was mistakenly assessed to the New York Mets on Thursday.
Controversy was largely avoided after the Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3. But the sixth-inning incident still cast an uncomfor