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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With the tying run in scoring position, the Phillies Braves game ended on a bad call by umpire Adam Beck overturned by ABS challenge. This was the 19th game this season that ended on an overturned call.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Umpires missed 24,334 calls during the regular season and had 5,684 calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In what may have been Max Scherzer's last game, umpire John Bacon gifted Scherzer 7 strikes on pitches out of the zone. Only two pitchers had an outing this season who benefited from more bad calls than Scherzer today. Bacon missed 17 calls in the game and 14 went against the Reds.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Diaz accepted buyout earlier this year, citing the rise of technology and public criticism of umpires as primary reason for retiring. He described umpires CB Bucknor (ranked 91st of 91) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 78th of 90 in 2024) as "great umpires" that received too much criticism.

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Retiring ump Laz Diaz calls environment around MLB 'nasty'

Laz Diaz, a major-league umpire since 1995, is retiring after the season and it's clear he will miss the friends he has made in baseball but not baseball itself.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Umpire Laz Diaz (ranked 79th of 91) called the final game of his career behind the plate today. He was responsible for the day's worst call -- a called strike to Jared Triolo that missed outside by 4.25 inches. He also gifted Justin Verlander a strikeout once the Pirates were out of challenges.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Umpire James Hoye ended the inning with a bad check swing call that should've put the tying run in scoring position. When A.J. Ewing complained, Hoye ejected him. The Mets lost by 1.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Umpire Dan Bellino called the worst game of the day. He missed 18 calls in the Phillies Brewers game and 13 went against the Brewers.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Umpires missed 950 calls the week of September 14-20 and had 257 calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Umpire Laz Diaz had 5 calls overturned in the 10th inning of the Angels Twins game. No umpire had ever had more than 3 calls overturned in a game's extra innings. This was just the 3rd time that 5 calls were overturned in a single inning.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Umpire Bill Miller called the 2nd worst game of the season. He missed 18 calls in the Rangers Diamondbacks game and had a correct call rate of only 84.75%

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Umpire Jacob Metz called a strike on a pitch that missed high by 5.82 inches. This was the 3rd largest miss of the season.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

When manager Oli Marmol went to talk to Eddings about the hat incident during a pitching change, Eddings gave the Cardinals a pitch clock violation and ejected Marmol. A couple batters later, Eddings made a terrible call on a play at the plate to gift the Rockies the lead.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Umpire Doug Eddings went on a power trip during the bottom of the 6th in the Cardinals Rockies game. First, he demanded that pitcher Hancel Rincon (in his MLB debut) straighten his hat since no one will wear a hat like that on "his field". 1/

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Umpire Tom Hanahan called the worst game of the day and his worst this season. He missed 18 calls and had 7 overturned in the Guardians Tigers game.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Umpires missed 4,264 calls in August and had 1,055 overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Umpire Alan Porter called the worst game of the day. He missed 21 calls in the Giants Diamondbacks game including 18 in the first 5 innings. He had 9 calls overturned -- tied for the 2nd most this season.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Umpire Nate Tomlinson called the worst game of his MLB career. He missed 17 calls in the Royals Blue Jays game and had a correct call rate of only 86.4%. This was the 8th lowest correct call rate this season.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Umpire Alfonso Marquez's crew failed to recognize an obvious balk that should've given the Cubs the lead. PCA was furious about the call and had to be held back. A couple innings later, Marquez made his worst called strike of the game -- a pitch that missed high to PCA. Cubs lost 2-0

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Javier Sanoja hit a ball down the line that landed fair, but 1B umpire Shane Livensparger ruled it foul. The call was overturned, but the Marlins were only awarded two runs even though a 3rd run would've scored if the correct call was made. The Marlins lost by 1.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt (ranked 81st of 91 umpires this season) called the worst game of the day and the 16th worst this season. He missed 20 calls in the Yankees Blue Jays game and had 9 overturned. Only 4 games this season had 9+ overturns and Wendelstedt was responsible for two of them.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Umpire Vic Carapazza called a strike that missed low. When Aaron Boone complained from the dugout, Carapazza took off his mask, walked towards Boone while shouting, and then ejected him. With 14 missed calls, this was Carapazza's worst game of the season and is in the bottom 5% of games.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Umpire John Libka was the day's lowest rated umpire. He missed 18 calls in the Tigers Guardians game and had 6 calls overturned.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Umpires missed 964 calls last week and had 220 calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Umpire Emil Jimenez ejected manager Dan Wilson for arguing after a denied Julio Rodriguez challenge. One inning later, Jimenez denied a Jonathan Aranda challenge. However, Jimenez was overruled by crew chief Doug Eddings and the call was overturned.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Umpires missed 3,621 calls in July and had 881 calls overturned. There were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Umpire Jeremie Rehak made the worst call of the day -- a strike to Xander Bogaerts that missed low by 4.11 inches. Bogaerts immediately tapped his helmet, but Rehak refused to grant the challenge. The next pitch, Rehak ejected Padres manager Craig Stammen and infield coach Ryan Goins.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt saved his two worst calls for the bottom of the 9th. He called a strike in a 3-0 count on a pitch that missed low by 3.28 inches. Then, with the tying run in scoring position, Wendelstedt ended the game on a called strike that missed inside by 1.93 inches.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Umpire Quinn Wolcott called a batter timer violation on Jose Caballero for not looking up at the pitcher with 8 seconds remaining. However, replays showed that Cabellero had his head up with 9 seconds remaining. Wolcott ejected Yankees hitting coach James Rowson for arguing the incorrect call.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The Yankees had a 1-0 lead in the 7th when umpire Junior Valentine gifted Max Muncy a second life. A few pitches later, Muncy hit a 2 run HR. The Dodgers won 2-1.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The worst rated umpires through the first half: #10 -Malachi Moore #9 - Dan Iassogna #8 - Laz Diaz (Accepted a buyout and retiring) #7 - Chad Fairchild #6 - Brian O'Nora (Buyout and retiring) #5 - Sean Barber #4 - John Bacon #3 - Jen Pawol #2 - Ron Kulpa #1 - CB Bucknor (Buyout and retiring)

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Umpires missed 14,441 calls during the first half of the season and had 3,217 calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Umpire Nestor Ceja changed his mind mid-play and called this ball fair after pointing foul twice, causing the outfielder to slow down.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Umpire Alan Porter had a hair trigger today and immediately ejected Kyle Schwarber for waving away a questionable check swing call.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Umpire Emil Jimenez called a strike on a pitch that missed low. Jasson Domínguez immediately tapped his helmet, but Jimenez apparently stopped paying attention and refused to grant the challenge.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Umpires missed 3,885 calls in June and had 928 bad calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Umpire Mark Wegner missed 13 calls in the Orioles White Sox game and 12 of those calls went against the White Sox. This was the largest imbalance of the season so far.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Umpires missed 929 calls the week of June 22-28 and had 209 calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts by distance missed.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Umpire Chad Fairchild gifted Junior Caminero a second life on what should've been strike 3. The next pitch, Caminero hit a 3 run home run. Batters have hit 9 home runs and reached base 262 times after they should've been called out on strikes this season.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Umpire Malachi Moore gifted Matt Shaw a second life on what should've been a called strike 3. The Blue Jays failed to challenge and, a couple pitches later, Shaw homered to give the Cubs a 3 run lead. Moore was the lowest rated umpire of the day and missed 24 calls.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Umpire Emil Jimenez called a strike on a pitch that missed high by 6.07 inches. This was the largest miss this season for a non position player pitch. The Yankees still had both challenges left, but when Jasson Domínguez tried to challenge, Jimenez inexplicably denied the request.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Umpire Jen Pawol gifted Zach Neto a second life on what should've been strike 3. The next pitch, Neto hit a home run.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Umpires missed 1,028 calls the week of June 8-14 and had 239 calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts by distance missed.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Umpires blew a foul ball call and gifted the Rockies a double play. Moisés Ballesteros fouled a ball off his leg and didn't run to first since he assumed the play was dead. The play was not reviewable and rookie umpire Louie Krupa ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell when he argued.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Umpire Clint Vondrak had an MLB record 11 calls overturned in yesterday's Athletics Brewers game. He missed a season high 27 calls in the game.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Matt McLain earned a walk by successfully challenging 3 Lance Barrett calls in a single at bat. Barrett missed 21 calls in the game and had 7 overturned.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

With the bases loaded and two outs in the 9th, umpire Ben May tried to gift the Reds a game tying walk on a pitch inside the zone. The Cardinals successfully challenged and won the game a pitch later.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Umpire Carlos Torres was the day's lowest rated umpire and missed 20 calls in the Braves Blue Jays game. 9 of those calls occurred in the 8th or 9th inning.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Umpires missed 4,642 calls in May and had 882 calls overturned. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Umpire Alex Tosi called a strike on a pitch below the zone and refused to grant Brandon Lowe a challenge. Lowe ended up flying out and 1B umpire Jordan Baker ejected Lowe as he rounded 1st base.

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Umpire Auditor @umpireauditor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Umpire Lance Barrett gifted Yandy Diaz a second life on a pitch that should've been a called strike 3. A few pitches later, Diaz hit a 2 run HR to give the Rays a 3-2 lead in the 7th.

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