CPBL game delayed by stadium screen malfunction, Fubon Guardians protest

A crucial moment in a Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) game between the Fubon Guardians and CTBC Brothers was marred by an unusual technical malfunction. In the bottom of the 10th inning, as Jiang Kun-yu hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game, the stadium's large screen unexpectedly displayed a live feed from an outfield camera pointed towards the infield. This display during a critical pitch-and-hit confrontation led to an intense argument between Fubon manager Tsutomu Goto and home plate umpire Chen Chun-wei. Goto protested that the live broadcast, particularly the angle shown, could reveal the catcher's position, questioning the timing and purpose of such a display. He expressed frustration, stating it was not the first time such an issue had occurred at the stadium and that neither the umpire nor his catcher had noticed the screen's content. The CTBC Brothers later issued a statement attributing the incident to a system failure in the stadium's big screen operations. They explained that a camera feed switch encountered a delay, preventing its immediate retraction. The team is working with the video system vendor to rectify the issue and prevent future controversies.

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Why at this time would they show a video from that angle on the big screen? This exposes the catcher's position. I completely don't understand the reason, it feels like very low quality, a very low-level mistake.