Yankees IF Jose Caballero's antics in batter's box lead to another altercation

During the argument at home plate on Wednesday, Wolcott could be heard telling the Yankees that Caballero wouldn't be allowed to stand in the box without engaging the pitcher any longer, and that "they" (presumably the league) had called the umpires before the game to begin enforcing it. 

That led Caballero to say that Wolcott was picking on him. 

The rule says that pitchers must be in the box and "alert" to the pitcher with eight seconds remaining on the clock. While Caballero was in the box and briefly looked out to Pirates relief pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski, he was not engaged with him in eye contact when the timer reached eight seconds.

That resulted in the violation and a second strike call.

He eventually struck out looking in the at-bat. 

This has been an issue between the Yankees (and specifically Caballero) and the rest of the league for weeks now, and it is only getting worse. 

It is also a bad look on Caballero's part to argue that the umpires and league are picking on him. It has clearly been an issue all season, and he was mostly getting away with exploiting whatever small loophole he could. He also seems to be the only hitter in the league that has an issue with this. That is not the league picking on him. That is him trying to push the limits of the rule, sometimes going over it, and no longer getting away with it. The rule is the rule. Everybody else in baseball is able to follow it without issue. It is time for him to join them.