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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 …
Cedric Mullins had a rough night at the plate on Thursday against the Boston Red Sox. Umpire Manny Gonzalez didn’t exactly help him out. Mullins, who is having a 30/30 season for the Baltimore Orioles, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He …
Umpire Junior Valentine was hit in the face by an errant throw on Monday, and he showed some toughness afterwards. Valentine was serving as the first base umpire in Monday’s New York Mets-St. Louis Cardinals game. In the bottom of the second, …
A scary scene unfolded during Monday’s game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox, as home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez was forced to leave after taking a foul tip to the head. Rays outfielder Jordan Luplow got a piece of a Chris Sale …
The umpires in Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants took a victory away from the Angels with an overturned call. The Angels and Giants were tied at two in the bottom of the 12th inning. They had runners on …
The umpires in Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals-Chicago Cubs game somehow missed a call pretty badly in the ninth inning. The Cardinals were leading 2-1 and looking to close things out in the top of the ninth. Nico Hoerner was batting for the …
The Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday fell victim to one of the most absurd and inexplicable umpiring decisions you’re likely to see. With runners at the corners and one out in the second inning of Wednesday’s game, Miami Marlins second …
MLB umpire Kerwin Danley went down after being hit in the head with a foul tip on Tuesday night, but fortunately it does not sound like he was seriously injured. Danley was the home plate umpire in San Francisco for the Giants’ 7-5 loss to the …
