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CB Bucknor calling a batter out on strikes

Umpire CB Bucknor produces yet another horrendous strike 3 call

CB Bucknor has gotten extremely consistent with his inconsistency. The veteran MLB umpire Bucknor sparked backlash online Monday with his latest atrocious call. Bucknor was behind home plate for Monday’s game between the Chicago White Sox and …

Umpires conferring

Umpire Chad Whitson has scary moment during game

Home plate umpire Chad Whitson endured a scary moment during Saturday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Il. Prior to the top of the sixth inning, the game was briefly delayed, and both teams came …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing a strike

Yoshinobu Yamamoto robbed of immaculate inning by horrific call

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a mini Armando Galarraga moment on Thursday night. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yamamoto was robbed of an immaculate inning during Thursday’s game against the San Diego Padres by home plate umpire Marvin Hudson. …

Laz Diaz calling a batter out on strikes

Umpire Laz Diaz has woefully bad strike 3 call in Rangers-Rays game

Laz Diaz must have had his mask on backwards during Tuesday’s game. The veteran MLB umpire was behind home plate for the Texas Rangers-Tampa Bay Rays game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. During the fourth inning, Rays outfielder …

Bryce Harper checking his swing

Phillies benefit from horrible check swing call in win over Pirates

The Philadelphia Phillies’ late-inning rally on Friday night got a little bit of help from the umpiring crew. Philadelphia pulled off a come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa. The …

Tyler Alexander throwing a strike

Umpire Sean Barber has horrible missed strike 3 call in Rays-Brewers game

Sean Barber appeared to be asleep at the wheel for a brief moment during Sunday’s game. The veteran umpire Barber was behind home plate at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. for the series finale between the Tampa Bay Rays and the …

Jarren Duran sliding into home plate

Umpire loudly curses on hot mic after missing call in Red Sox-Twins game

Umpire Bill Miller was certainly disappointed in his own performance during Friday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins. Miller was behind home plate for the contest at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. During the eighth inning, …

Luis Arraez looking on during a game

Padres’ Luis Arraez thinks umpires have a grudge against him

San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez thinks umpires are giving him the cold shoulder over some comments he made at the start of spring training. Arraez said this week that some umpires have refused to engage with him after he said they were …

Seth Brown at the plate

Athletics player bizarrely takes 5 called balls in single at-bat

Just a couple of days into the 2025 MLB season, we may have already gotten the weirdest moment of the year. On Saturday night, Jomboy Media shared an interesting (and bizarre) revelation from a game the night before between the Seattle Mariners and …

A catcher catches the ball

Video shows the 10 worst umpire calls of the 2024 MLB season

Much like playes, umpires have gotten better over the years. But umpires are still improving and even they have their bad moments. One video that was shared on Tuesday shows some of the worst umpiring moments from the season. An X account called …

Bryce Harper in a headband

Bryce Harper shares his idea to improve umpiring

Bryce Harper has become the latest MLB player to offer his own suggestion on how to improve umpiring standards in Major League Baseball. Speaking at All-Star Game media day Monday, Harper suggested that umpires who grade out as the best should be …

Edmundo Sosa and umpire Laz Diaz discuss a call

Umpire Laz Diaz’s wide strike zone in Phillies-Braves game goes viral

Laz Diaz was behind the plate for Friday night’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves, and the umpire’s performance can be best described with two words — consistently bad. According to a calculation by Umpire …

7th inning of a Rangers-Tigers game

Everyone said the same thing about brutal call during Rangers-Tigers game

Infamous umpire Angel Hernandez may have retired, but his legacy has kept his name alive in baseball discourse. The Texas Rangers on Monday hosted the Detroit Tigers for the opener of a three-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. With …

MLB logo on a wall

Another veteran MLB umpire has reportedly retired

Another (far less controversial) umpire is joining Angel Hernandez in retirement. Umpire-focused retailer Ump Attire announced to social media this week that veteran umpire Paul Emmel has retired. The 56-year-old Emmel had served as an MLB umpire …

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 …

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