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Mets-Phillies umpires eviscerated for multiple close calls

It was an amplifier show at the beginning of Game 1 of the National League game between the Mets and Phillies. In the first inning, with the Phillies' Torii Turner on first base with a walk, Mets relief pitcher David Peterson targeted him, but the Philadelphia shortstop was ruled safe on a bang-bang play. However, […]

Umpire’s nudging led to Pete Alonso Mets helmet tip

Pete Alonso came to bat in the bottom of the first inning to a standing ovation from much of the sold-out Citi Field crowd in what could have been his final game with the Mets. The first baseman said he was surprised by the reaction and didn't know what to do. Alonso said umpire John […]

Dave Roberts rips umpires for ‘egregious’ call in Dodgers loss

The Dodgers lost 9-4 to the Phillies on Wednesday, but manager Dave Roberts continued to talk about the umpires after the game. With Los Angeles leading 4-3 in the top of the sixth inning, Philadelphia outfielder Brandon Marsh bunted with no outs and a runner on second base. Third baseman Enrique Hernandez lunged to catch […]

Rockies incensed by umpire’s blown call in meltdown against Dodgers

Call it the “Mile High Screwjob.” Rockies players, manager Bud Black and the team’s broadcast crew were infuriated Tuesday night when a check-swing miscall allowed Dodgers pitcher Teoscar Hernandez to hit a game-winning, three-run home run and send Colorado to a 9-11 home defeat. The Rockies appeared to have won the game when Hernandez appeared […]

Padres broadcaster Mark Grant stunned by umpire’s game-ending blunder

Few people agreed with the call that ended Thursday night’s Diamondbacks-Padres game, but Mark Grant was not among them. With San Diego trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and a runner on second, Jake Cronenworth threw six pitches to get to a 2-2 count before catching a 92 mph four-seam […]

Robot umpires unlikely coming to MLB in 2025: Rob Manfred

Commissioner Rob Manfred shed a little light on the future of robot umpires in Major League Baseball on Thursday following the owners’ meetings in New York. The introduction of the Automated Ball-Striking System (ABS) is on the horizon, but Manfred said several issues mean the technology won’t be on major league diamonds next season. “We […]

Umpires ripped after game-ending White Sox-Orioles interference call

The White Sox were trying to mount a comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning on Thursday night, but lost the game in one of the strangest and most unlikely decisions you’ll ever see at the end of a baseball game. Chicago, which was trailing the Orioles 8-2 in the bottom of the ninth, […]

Carlos Correa floats idea to stop spate of missed calls by umpires

Carlos Correa was in trouble for a miscall by an MLB referee. After the Twins’ 3-2 loss to the Guardians on Friday, after home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz made several borderline calls from behind the plate, Correa helps those who call balls and strikes. He expressed his support for an interesting idea. Correa said umpires […]