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Laz Diaz is going out with some verbal fireworks to commemorate his retirement as an MLB umpire. The 63-year-old agreed to a buyout with MLB earlier this year, meaning he will retire at season’s end. According to USA Today’s Bob …
Laz Diaz is really leaning into the theatrics these days. The veteran umpire Diaz was behind home plate for Monday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox. During an at-bat by Boston catcher Connor Wong in the fifth inning …
Don Kelly got to live out every MLB manager’s dream this week — cursing out Laz Diaz. The Pittsburgh Pirates played Wednesday against the division rival St. Louis Cardinals. In the seventh inning at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pa., Pirates …
Laz Diaz still is not doing his PR any favors. The veteran MLB umpire Diaz was working first base for Wednesday’s Spring Training game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. …
Laz Diaz was involved in yet another controversy this week. The veteran MLB umpire Diaz was behind the plate as the crew chief for Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays. During the third inning at George M. …
Laz Diaz must have had his mask on backwards during Tuesday’s game. The veteran MLB umpire was behind home plate for the Texas Rangers-Tampa Bay Rays game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. During the fourth inning, Rays outfielder …
MLB fans just want some accountability for umpires when they mess up. They might be pleased that one notorious umpire took ownership of an error during a game Wednesday night. During the bottom of the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game at Fenway …
One San Francisco Giants fan got a little too riled up during his team’s Saturday contest against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. The Giants led 1-0 in the top of the 6th inning. With one out and a man on first, …
Laz Diaz was behind the plate for Friday night’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves, and the umpire’s performance can be best described with two words — consistently bad. According to a calculation by Umpire …
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone made sure to get his money’s worth before getting ejected on Monday night. With the Yankees trailing 2-1 against the Chicago White Sox in the top of the 8th inning, shortstop Anthony Volpe was called out on …
Albert Pujols got an assist from umpire Laz Diaz on Tuesday night. Pujols was batting in the top of the third inning of his St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-3 loss to Toronto. Pujols had runners on first and second with two outs. Facing a 0-2 pitch, …
MLB umpire Laz Diaz seemingly got a bit personal with former Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks in a recent social media post. Middlebrooks, who now does TV work for the Red Sox, discussed a perceived lack of umpire accountability on his …
Umpire Laz Diaz squeezed Nathan Eovaldi during a key at-bat in the top of the ninth inning of ALCS Game 4 on Tuesday night in Boston. Eovaldi, usually a starter, was called upon to pitch in relief during the top of the ninth with the Red Sox and …
Yankees manager Joe Girardi was ejected during the eighth inning of a 4-1 loss to the Angels on Monday night after arguing balls and strikes with umpire Laz Diaz, and he definitely got his money’s worth before being run. Girardi was upset over …
