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Carlos Correa looks out

Carlos Correa has interesting suggestion to help umpires

Whether true or not, there is a perception that MLB umpires have been getting worse at calling balls and strikes, especially this season. Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa has a suggestion to help them out. Correa spoke Friday after the Twins …

Byron Buxton and Rob Drake

Umpire has bizarre reaction to apparent Byron Buxton injury

An MLB umpire is being criticized for his response to an apparent injury to Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton on Wednesday. Buxton appeared to suffer some sort of muscle injury while running to second base during Wednesday’s game against …

Max Scherzer in uniform for the Rangers

Max Scherzer has big idea to address MLB umpire issues

MLB umpires have received scrutiny this season over some inconsistent strike zones, and Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer thinks he has a solution to the problem. Scherzer began a rehab stint Wednesday at Triple-A Round Rock, a league that uses an …

Gleyber Torres argues with Angel Hernandez

Gleyber Torres screwed by horrible sequence from umpire Angel Hernandez

Infamous MLB umpire Angel Hernandez has found a new way to blow a call. Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres was called out on strikes in the bottom of the first inning of his team’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Torres immediately …

Spencer Torkelson checking his swing

Angel Hernandez goes viral for latest terrible call on hit-by-pitch

Angel Hernandez needed barely one week into the new MLB season to go full Angel Hernandez. The infamous MLB umpire Hernandez went viral during Thursday’s game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. The game went into extras, and in the …

Bryce Harper yelling at Angel Hernandez

Bryce Harper goes off on Angel Hernandez over bad check-swing call

Angel Hernandez continues to add to his greatest hits collection. The infamous MLB umpire Hernandez was working third base during Thursday’s Philadelphia Phillies-Pittsburgh Pirates game. With lefty Bryce Harper at the plate in the third …

Alec Bohm throws his bat in frustration

Phillies’ Alec Bohm ejected after terrible call

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 …

Angel Hernandez calls a runner safe

Umpire Angel Hernandez badly blew call in return from back injury

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 …

Umpire Lance Barrett issues a warning

Video shows what umpire Lance Barrett told Rocco Baldelli before ejection

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 calling a strike

Umpire Phil Cuzzi under fire for poor performance in Dodgers-Twins game

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 …

JT Realmuto ejected

Umpire Randy Rosenberg ejected JT Realmuto for ridiculous reason

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 …

A strike call made on Davon Mims

Umpire suspended for making worst strikeout call ever

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 …

Adrian Johnson signals safe

Video: Umpire caught on hot mic dropping S-bomb

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 …

Phil Gosselin crouches down

Video: Angels’ Phil Gosselin called out on ridiculous strike call

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 …

Braves called third strike

Awful called third strike against Braves goes viral

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 …

Rob Manfred looking ahead

Rob Manfred reveals when robot umpires will go into effect in MLB

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 …

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