New York Yankees infielder Jose Caballero’s pitch-clock maneuvers have become a point of contention in the baseball world. Caballero has been waiting until the last possible second to make eye-contact with the pitcher, which is required before a pitcher comes set or starts their windup.

Heated Discussion with Umpire

On Wednesday afternoon, Caballero was called for a violation before striking out, despite looking up a second earlier. Hot mics caught Caballero saying that the umpire was ‘picking on’ him. Home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott stated that Caballero did not ‘get to do the three-four seconds thing in the box anymore.’ Caballero replied that he had been ‘doing my routine,’ and manager Aaron Boone said the umps were ‘making up rules as we go.’

Crew chief Adrian Johnson said Caballero has ‘been warned all season’ and that the violation was a result of the benches-clearing incident on Monday. Johnson stated that Caballero is ‘not allowed to do an inordinate amount of time looking down, trying to get the pitcher to cause a violation.’ Boone called the umpires’ decisions ’embarrassing’ and said that neither he nor anyone else on the Yankees were made aware that Caballero could potentially be called for violations.

Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.