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An American umpire working in Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League put his hand on the throat of a manager during an argument over a balk called in a game between the EDA Rhinos and Brother Elephants on Thursday. Umpire Brian Kennedy …
The umpire who worked home plate in the Little League World Series game between Australia and Puerto Rico may be my favorite person on the planet right now. If you want to know how to call a strike, just ask this guy. That type of raw enthusiasm …
Your browser does not support iframes. The Tampa Bay Rays have been the hottest team in baseball lately, and they took first place in the AL East on Monday thanks to a blown call by umpire Jerry Meals. Daniel Nava was called out at home for an …
Umpire C.B. Bucknor was a little too eager to punch out Oakland A’s left fielder Seth Smith on Thursday. Smith was facing New York Yankees reliever Adam Warren during the bottom of the 11th inning and had a 2-1 count. Warren threw a change that …
The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies played into extra innings on Thursday night, and the umpiring crew may have determined the outcome of the game. Or maybe they didn’t. Well, they certainly made things more confusing than they had to be. …
Your browser does not support iframes. Another day, another bad call by an umpire showcasing the need for expanded instant replay. The Milwaukee Brewers got some help from umpire Mike Estabrook during the ninth inning of their 4-3 win over the …
Poor Alan Porter. The home plate umpire for the Tampa Bay Rays-Miami Marlins game on Wednesday was nailed in the nuts when Evan Longoria fouled off a ball that bounced in the dirt and skipped into Porter’s crotch during the fourth inning. …
First base umpire Scott Barry badly missed a call in the eighth inning of Sunday’s Los Angeles Angeles-Kansas City Royals game, giving the Royals an extra out and Mark Trumbo an error. Royals outfielder David Lough hit a routine grounder to …
Your browser does not support iframes. Umpire Jeff Nelson totally butchered a call on a double play ball in the second inning of the Texas Rangers-Seattle Mariners game on Friday night, giving catcher Jesus Sucre a memorable first career at-bat. …
The umpiring crew for the Minnesota Twins-Chicago White Sox game on Tuesday night badly blew a pair of calls in Chicago’s 4-2 win at Target Field. The first blown call occurred with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Justin Morneau was on …
Angel Hernandez and his umpiring crew refused to overturn an Adam Rosales hit in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s Oakland A’s-Cleveland Indians game despite instant replay showing the ball went out of the park. Had Rosales’ hit been …
Your browser does not support iframes. Adam Rosales was robbed of a game-tying home run after the umpires blew an instant replay review in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game between the Oakland A’s and Cleveland Indians. The A’s …
The start of the Washington Nationals-Chicago White Sox game was delayed on Wednesday night because the umpires were stuck in traffic. Seriously. The game was scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. ET but didn’t start until around 7:20 p.m. because of …
Your browser does not support iframes. Umpire Angel Hernandez truly embarrassed himself Thursday with one of the worst strike calls we have seen. Hernandez’s laughable call came during the top of the ninth inning of a Pool 2 game between Team …
Your browser does not support iframes. The Yankees were hurt by a brutal call during the eighth inning of ALCS Game 2 against the Tigers on Sunday that cost them two runs in a 3-0 loss. Tigers second baseman Omar Infante was advancing from first to …
Your browser does not support iframes. The debut of baseball’s one-game wild-card playoff format was marred by a mess that would make the NFL’s replacement refs cringe. The Braves-Cardinals game Friday night was delayed in the eighth inning after …
