Umpire Auditor
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The worst calls of the day, every day.
** NEW UMPIRE AUDITOR RECORD ** Yesterday, Umpire Laz Diaz rang up Jake Magnum on a pitch that missed outside by 6.83 inches. With that call, Laz Diaz has taken the crown from Angel Hernandez for the worst called strikeout in Umpire Auditor history.
** NEW UMPIRE AUDITOR RECORD ** Umpire Angel Hernandez rang up Wyatt Langford on three consecutive pitches out of the zone. The strikeout pitch missed outside by 6.78 inches. This was the largest miss on a called strikeout in Umpire Auditor history.
With the tying run at the plate in the 8th, umpire Erich Bacchus called a terrible at bat. Edwin Diaz never threw a strike, but Bacchus rang up Luis Rengifo on 3 pitches out of the zone. Bacchus missed 17 calls in the game and 13 went against the Angels
Umpire Brian Walsh ended the Diamondbacks Astros game with a terrible strike 3 call and the tying run on 1st. Walsh missed 9 calls in the game and 8 went against the Diamondbacks.
Umpire Stu Scheurwater missed 27 calls in the Nationals Reds game and was the day's lowest rated umpire.
Umpire Chad Whitson missed 2 calls during a Brett Wisely at bat. When Justin Verlander complained from the bench, he was ejected. Whitson missed 16 calls in the game and 12 went against the Giants.
Umpires missed 15,820 calls during the first half. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts:
Umpire Jim Wolf missed 24 calls in the Mets Royals game. With a correct call rate of only 85.6%, this was the 10th worst umpire performance this season. Wolf ranks 77th of 90 umpires.
Umpire Phil Cuzzi had a rough 8th inning in the Giants Phillies game. He made two bad calls to Bryce Harper and then gifted Matt Chapman a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th life in the bottom half of the inning. Instead of striking out, Chapman singled, and moved the winning run into scoring…
Umpire John Bacon rang up Luis Torrens on two bad calls in the 9th. When Mets manager Carlos Mendoza complained, he was ejected. Bacon missed 20 calls in the game.
Umpire Mike Estabrook gifted Jasson Domínguez a second life on what should've been strike 3. A few pitches later, he hit a homer. Estabrook missed 18 calls and was the day's lowest rated umpire.
Umpires missed 4,209 calls in June including 202 strikeouts. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.
Umpire Jonathan Parra missed 21 calls in the Athletics Yankees game. Parra is ranked 86th of 89 umpires this season.
Umpire Ron Kulpa was the lowest rated umpire of the day. He missed 21 calls in the Royals Dodgers game.
Umpires missed 1040 calls during the week of June 16th. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.
Umpire CB Bucknor missed a SEASON HIGH 28 calls in the Cardinals Reds game. Bucknor is ranked 84th of 89 umpires this season.
Umpire Marvin Hudson stole an immaculate inning from Yoshinobu Yamamoto on one of the worst called balls you'll ever see. Hudson missed 17 calls in the game and is ranked 80th of 89 umpires this season.
Umpire Ben May missed 16 calls in the Yankees Angels game and 14 went against the Angels. The Angels only managed to win by 1 after a critical Anthony Volpe error in the 8th.
Umpire Marvin Hudson made 3 bad calls that went against the White Sox in the first inning. When manager Will Venable complained, he was ejected.
Umpires blew 954 calls, including 52 strikeouts during the week of June 2. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.
Umpire Jordan Baker was calling it tight at the bottom of the strike zone all night. When Ryan Jeffers came up in the 8th representing the tying run, Baker rang up Jeffers on a pitch that missed low and ejected Jeffers for arguing. Baker missed 19 calls in the game.