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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 …
