Another look at this “pickoff” of Bo Bichette in the second inning.
Home plate umpire Mark Wegner potentially changed the complexion of the inning with his controversial strike call on what was seemingly ball four.
Varsho would go on to draw a walk later in the bat and Alejandro Kirk pushed him to third with a single of his own, but Tyler Glasnow managed to escape by getting the final two outs. One of those moments which could come back to bite the Jays.
The issue, according to John Schneider as he was interviewed by Ken Rosenthal on Fox, was that the call was too delayed or deliberate given the environment of a World Series game
Of course, with the challenge system coming for balls and strikes in 2026, we might not have to worry about many egregious calls like this moving forward.
