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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
