Broadcast was dumbfounded after umpire Brian Walsh had worst missed call of the season
But there are some pitches that are so easy to call that there's no excuse. Yet, umpire Brian Walsh managed to miss the easiest call we'll see all season.
During the fourth inning of Monday's game between the Orioles and Blue Jays, Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin went middle-middle with a 1-0 sinker. Somehow Walsh stood there without a reaction, calling the pitch a ball.
The Orioles broadcast was so shocked that announcers Kevin Brown and Ben McDonald proceeded to roast the umpire.
"That's literally right down the middle," Brown said.
McDonald added, "I mean, you couldn't set it on a tee in the heart of the plate any better than that. How do you miss that?"
With the at-bat flipped in his favor, Ernie Clement would end up hitting a single and scoring later in the inning.
And on top of having the worst call of the MLB season, Walsh wasn't great the rest of the way behind the plate. He missed 12 pitches on the night. (Expand tweet to see the strike zone).
Could you imagine if the ABS challenge system was in place for that game? It would have been even more embarrassing for Walsh.
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