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The Philadelphia Phillies fell victim to some brutal calls on Sunday, and one of them led to an ejection for third baseman Alec Bohm. The Phillies had the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh during their 3-0 loss to the Minnesota …
Longtime umpire Angel Hernandez made his MLB return on Monday night following a lengthy injury absence, and he wasted very little time living up to his reputation. Hernandez is known for blowing calls. The 61-year-old has missed the majority of the …
Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was ejected twice in a span of three games last week, and one video shows exactly why he was tossed the second time. Baldelli was ejected in the second inning of the Twins’ 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers …
Phil Cuzzi continues to make his case for the new most unpopular umpire in Major League Baseball. Cuzzi, who was behind home plate for Monday’s contest between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins, came under fire for a number of bad …
It may still be spring training, but at least one umpire is already attracting attention for all the wrong reasons. Home plate umpire Randy Rosenberg ejected Philadelphia Phillies catcher JT Realmuto from Monday’s game against Toronto for what …
Umpire Reggie Drummer was suspended on Saturday after making one of the most egregious strike calls imaginable in what seemed like a revenge move. Drummer was the home plate umpire for Friday night’s series opener between Mississippi Valley …
An umpire was caught on a hot mic dropping an S-bomb during a review in the San Diego Padres-San Francisco Giants game on Tuesday night. Brandon Drury was batting in the top of the second inning with a runner on first and one out. The Padres third …
Nothing is going right for the Los Angeles Angels these days, and that even includes calls from the umpires. On Friday night, the Angels lost 7-2 to the Texas Rangers. The team was down 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh with a runner on second and …
The Atlanta Braves fell victim to a pretty brutal called third strike during Sunday’s loss to the Washington Nationals. The call was so bad, in fact, that video of it went viral for all the wrong reasons. Braves first baseman Matt Olson was …
MLB has been making efforts to improve the game, and they are working on one significant tactic to improve things. In a feature story written by ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. published Wednesday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred covered a plethora of …
Bryson Worrell on Monday had yet another monster game for East Carolina and even took a moment to admire some of his fine work. One umpire wasn’t having it. Worrell went 4-for-4 with 4 RBIs in East Carolina’s 13-4 win over Coastal …
Angel Hernandez was at the center of yet another controversial call on Sunday night, and one Philadelphia Phillies fan went the extra mile to let the umpire hear about it. Hernandez had a generous strike zone in the Phillies’ 1-0 loss to the …
Parents seem to be running wild with uncontrollable rage against umpires and referees, if recent actions tell us anything. Kristi Moore works as a softball umpire in Mississippi. She drew attention this week after she shared a photo on Facebook …
An umpire who worked a youth baseball game in Texas on Saturday has pressed charges after he was assaulted by one of the team’s coaches. Longtime umpire Sam Phelps told Peyton Yager of FOX 4 that he was working one of his several assigned games …
Those who want to see Major League Baseball move to an automated strike zone might want to be careful what they wish for. MLB has been testing the automatic strike zone during Arizona Fall League action, and Keith Law of The Athletic was able to …
Umpire Gabe Morales got the Wikipedia treatment after his blown call ended the San Francisco Giants’ season. The Giants lost 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their NLDS on Thursday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco. They …
