Umpire CB Bucknor is having a rough season, and his game on Sunday crystalized his struggles.
The Umpire Auditor X account had Bucknor marked down for 15 missed calls while behind the plate calling balls and strikes during the Colorado Rockies’ 12-5 win over the Athletics. 11 of the 15 bad calls went against the Rockies, and four came on strikeout pitches. Bucknor very clearly expanded the zone when a strikeout was on the line.
Take a look at some of the missed calls.
Umpire CB Bucknor blew 15 calls including 4 strikeouts in the Rockies Athletics game. Of the 15 bad calls, 11 went against the Rockies.
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) April 7, 2025
Bucknor leads the league in blown strikeouts. pic.twitter.com/TOiVM8yx6l
Bucknor called 80 percent of the strikes in the game incorrectly, which was well below the league average of 88 percent for a game.
Umpire: CB Bucknor
— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) April 7, 2025
Final: Athletics 5, Rockies 12#Athletics // #Rockies#ATHvsCOL // #COLvsATH
More stats for this ump 👇https://t.co/PGUmmEkJwo pic.twitter.com/nKwQZuTG9Z
One fan said that Bucknor might as well flip a coin on the close pitches.
Can @mlb investigate CB Bucknor and how he’s still an umpire? His zone is 1.5 size the actual zone and it’s inconsistent. Legit flip a coin
— Breaking Simulation (@breakingsim) April 6, 2025
