Red Sox broadcasters were stunned an obvious challenge didn’t go Royals’ way
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- Red Sox broadcasters were stunned that an obvious replay challenge did not go Royals' way.
- Caglianone was called out after the Royals' challenge in the first inning.
- Umpires upheld the out call on review; Caglianone was out in the first inning.
We can agree that baseball’s replay review system has been good for the game, right?
But every so often something happens that makes you go hmmmm.
Such was the case Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium during the Royals-Red Sox game. In the first inning, Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone grounded out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Ranger Suárez.
The Royals challenged the call and the umpires huddled. It seemed obvious that Caglianone was safe, and the Royals would end up with the bases loaded and only one out.
Unfortunately for the Royals, however, the call was upheld and Caglianone was out. Starling Marte followed by grounding out to end the inning.
The call was seemingly so obvious that even the Red Sox broadcasters couldn’t believe it wasn’t overturned.
“Wow!” said one with a laugh after he had looked at the replay and determined Caglianone got to the base first.
Was it a bad decision? You make the call.
This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 10:48 AM.
