“Should broadcast capabilities return, each club will be afforded its normal Manager’s Challenge, but will have unlimited Crew Chief Reviews for the remainder of the game,” MLB told the teams.
The problem was fixed during the sixth inning, a Tigers spokesperson said, and MLB confirmed the replay system was back up and running beginning in the top of the seventh. There were no calls that appeared likely to trigger a manager’s challenge before the system was restored.
The score was tied 1-all after six innings, and Toronto went on to win 9-1.
“Technology’s great until you don’t have it,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “It was a bit of an old-school game for about seven innings.”
MLB said the issue was not unprecedented at other ballparks, but the same problem occurred last year in Detroit and that game was played without replay review for seven innings.
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