Baseball Fans Irate After Latest ‘Awful' Umpire Performance Saturday Afternoon
Ramon De Jesus and every other MLB umpire are likely ready for April to finally end.
It's been a rough month for umpires, with various turning heads for missed calls and controversial ejections. De Jesus joined the club Saturday afternoon, missing 18 calls in the Cincinnati Reds' 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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The Umpire Scorecard X (formerly Twitter) account found that De Jesus missed 11 of 54 called strikes; that 80% accuracy mark ranks well below the league's 88% average.
De Jesus' 89% overall accuracy was -3.3% below expected, and he missed 5.3 calls more than an average umpire.
'If I was this bad at my job I would be fired,' one X user wrote.
Others used terms like 'awful' and 'brutal' to describe De Jesus's performance. The official UmpScorecards website found only seven worse games across the league, with four coming over the season's first eight days.
'Average Ramon de Jesus umpiring performance,' a commenter replied, and they're actually being generous.
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According to UmpScorecards, De Jesus has accurately called 93% of pitches in five games.
Home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus in 2023Robert Edwards-Imagn Images
Only 15 of the league's 82 umpires have been more inaccurate.
'I believe umpires are trying their best to get it right, but calling balls/strikes is simply too hard for humans,' read one comment. 'Automate this process for accuracy and then all other umpire calls can be challenged.'
Although Major League Baseball tested the Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training, it is unclear if the league will implement it either later this season or during the playoffs.
Related: Veteran Umpire Put On Notice After Dreadful Performance in Cardinals' Loss
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