• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Larry Brown Sports

Larry Brown Sports

Brown Bag it, Baby

  • Home
  • Blog View
  • NFL
  • NCAAF
  • NBA
  • MLB
  • Media
  • Headlines
  • Podcast
BaseballFeatured StoriesLance BarrettThairo Estrada

Umpire Lance Barrett had brutal missed call in Giants-Padres game

September 2, 2023 (Updated: February 11, 2025) by Dan Benton • Comments
FacebookTweetLinkedInRedditThreadsWhatsAppEmail
Padres face the Giants

Heading into Friday night’s game, both the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres knew to expect a larger than usual strike zone. That’s the way things go when Lance Barrett assumes the role behind home plate.

However, neither team could anticipate just how wide Barrett’s zone would get.

With the Padres leading 6-2 in the top of the sixth inning, Giants second baseman Thairo Estrada found himself in a 1-2 hole with one out and two on. He sought to even the count by allowing a low pitch to cruise on by, but Barret had other ideas.

Umpire Lance Barrett with a questionable (to say the least) Strike 3 call on Thairo Estrada. pic.twitter.com/3Bp0Y1RUOv

— The Comeback (@thecomeback) September 2, 2023

Yes, Barrett called that a strike.

“Wow,” Padres announcer Mark Sweeney said. “You can’t be serious. Most the gifts we’ve seen tonight have been up and away, but they’ve been scratching the strike zone. This thing was down and in and it wasn’t close. Just a bad call. At a bad time.”

But Barrett was serious. He rebuffed Estrada’s mild protest and the game continued, eventually culminating in a 7-3 victory for the Padres.

“Estrada’s got some stuff to say (to Barrett) and can’t blame him,” said play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo.

The Giants and Estrada had little to say after the game but social media was buzzing. Calls for the automatic balls and strikes challenge system to be expanded are growing, while some continue to suggest the human element be removed entirely.


  • i want more great stories!

Sign up today for free and get the best sports content sent to your inbox.

You can unsubscribe anytime. For more details, review our Privacy Policy.

.
LBS iPhone App
Get the App

Follow Us

Get instantly notified of the most viral news stories via Google!

  • Trending stories

Russ Smith poses for a mugshot

Former Final Four hero arrested on suspicion of DUI

5 days ago
Angel Reese in a jersey

Angel Reese wore ridiculous outfit to game before losing to Fever

4 days ago
The New York Knicks logo

1 Knicks player not expected to be back next season

5 days ago
Tom Thibodeau looking on

New details emerge regarding why Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau

6 days ago
Aryna Sabalenka French Open speech

Everyone said the same thing about Aryna Sabalenka’s runner-up speech

6 days ago

Sidebar

© 2025 · LB Sports Media Group Inc

  • X
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • About
  • Contact
  • Editorial Process
  • Staff Writers
  • Privacy Policy
Dedicated to the memory of Nevil Vega