Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti can’t believe what he’s witnessing from the MLB replay office.
Is anyone drunk? Do replay officials even watch the footage that fans at home watch? Benetti and Tigers color analyst Andy Dirks worked a game Thursday that featured two calls that ended up in the hands of officials that went in favor of the Mets, who won the game 9-4 for a three-game sweep.
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Gage Workman of the Detroit Tigers is tagged out by Brett Baty of the New York Mets during their game at Citi Field in New York City on May 14, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
“This is going to get ugly in a hurry,” Dirks said seconds after the home plate umpire announced the New York front office overturned a 5th inning call. To be fair, the game got ugly in the top of the 4th when Tigers manager AJ Hinch was ejected from the game after getting into a screaming match with the ump over a call at third base.
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In the very next lap, Benetti and Dirks had seen enough. “I’ll tell you what, the Tigers have every right to believe that something is not on their side right now, whether it’s the baseball gods or whatever,” Benetti added after Dirks’ comment. “The first one was ridiculous. The first one should have been safe. This one, I just don’t know that we’ve seen clear evidence of anything.”
“If it wasn’t clear evidence by third, how do you have clear evidence to begin with? I’m just beside myself trying to understand what these rules mean and who has discretion over what,” Dirks shot back.
MLB maintains a page on its website showing several angles of replay challenges. Here is the game in the 4th round. Even the Mets stand says the Tigers runner was safe. New York replay officials didn’t see it that way. You make the call. Based on the additional footage provided by MLB, the 5th inning upset appears to be the correct call.
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To Dirks’ point, how is the fifth-inning call different from the fourth? Watch the videos and you tell me. What is clear is that baseball must now find a way to determine a definitive angle. And show fans in real time. They shouldn’t have to visit MLB’s replay archive on a nightly basis.
