The San Diego Padres plan to contact MLB over the umpiring in their 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Saturday.
Numerous Padres players took issue with strike calls that went against them in the game. Fernando Tatis Jr., Wil Myers and Ha-seong Kim all were the victim of what they felt were bad calls by umpire Doug Eddings.
Tommy Pham wasn’t happy with a called strike three he received in the eighth and got ejected. Even associate manager Skip Shumaker got tossed for complaining about a lack of a strike call while the Padres were pitching in the bottom of the eighth.
Padres manager Jayce Tingler, who was not ejected, said his team was frustrated. He also said they would call MLB over the poor umpiring.
"That's as wide as I've seen a zone, and our guys train extremely hard at staying disciplined in the zone," Jayce Tingler said. "Just a ton of frustration." Tingler said the Padres will put in a call to the league.
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) July 25, 2021
Here is a look at many of the calls that left the Padres upset:
These are the calls that frustrated the Padres and ended in ejections tonight.@Marlins | #JuntosMiami pic.twitter.com/L0klMBJj7X
— Bally Sports Florida: Marlins (@BallyMarlins) July 25, 2021
The Padres’ broadcast wound up naming Eddings Player of the Game for his calls.
Padres broadcast gives umpire Doug Eddings Player of the Game because “everyone in Miami paid the price of admission to see him call balls and strikes” pic.twitter.com/8cBdiX84M4
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) July 25, 2021
