Derek Jeter did not hide his displeasure with home plate umpire Cory Blaser\u2019s call to end Sunday\u2019s Team USA-Dominican Republic semifinal in the World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n
Team USA punched its ticket to the WBC Final thanks in part to a generous strikeout call from Blaser<\/a> in the closing moments. Dominican shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who made the final out of the game, laid off a payoff pitch from American reliever Mason Miller that went well below the strike zone. <\/p>\n Blaser called Perdomo out on strikes, sealing a 2-1 win for Team USA.<\/p>\n After the game, Jeter spoke candidly about the moment and predicted that it could be the final straw that pushes the World Baseball Classic to introduce the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system come 2029.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, you can pretty much guarantee they\u2019re going to have the ABS challenge in place at the next WBC. You hate to see a game end that way,\u201d Jeter said during FS1\u2019s postgame show.<\/p>\n Derek Jeter: \u201cWell you can pretty much guarantee they\u2019re going to have the ABS challenge in place at the next WBC. You hate to see a game end that way.\u201d<\/p>\n An absolutely vicious indictment of home plate umpire Cory Blaser. pic.twitter.com\/57I65GOmDS<\/a><\/p>\n