Umpire Facing Major Backlash After Terrible Call in Mariners Game
Umpire Facing Major Backlash After Terrible Call in Mariners Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford was having a normal season for his standards going into Thursday night's matchup with the Washington Nationals. The 30-year-old was slashing .256/.377/.350 across 52 games, slightly above his career line of .246/.341/.368 over 824 contests. He also had four homers and 20 RBI.
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Crawford was having a quiet night heading into his third at-bat on Thursday as well. The former Philadelphia Phillie flew out to short in the first inning and to left in the third, but came up in the sixth down 2-0 with runners at the corners and nobody out.
What happened next outraged both Crawford and fans on social media.
Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford (3) and home plate umpire Andy Fletcher.Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
The veteran took two strikes before taking a called third strike on a fastball clearly outside of the zone. He then argued with home plate umpire Andy Fletcher, who promptly ejected him.
Fans demanded accountability from the league regarding bad calls.
"It's so wild that umpires can be this bad at their jobs but still hold the power to make the players look like they're in the wrong," one person said. "JP has every right to be upset. There's no accountability for these guys."
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"They should start throwing the umps out of the game," another said.
"How stupid is a sport that doesn't let technology make the call that is so easy to make," another said. "Tennis and soccer do it. Game integrity is too important to this joke of a product."
"He's been terrible on both sides, thank you JP," another said.
"Umps have been terrible lately! I swear they need a buzzer to let them know when they blow a call …" another said.
"This is like the fourth player ejection in one week after a missed call by the ump," another said.
"Wonder if ump will face consequences… made a horrible call and then threw out starting SS of home team… unacceptable… it's like they want robot umps deep down," another said.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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