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New York Post
02-08-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
No one could believe ‘Christmas gift' Orioles got with brutal strike call against Pete Crow-Armstrong
Juan Soto isn't the only superstar to have a problem with Emil Jimenez's strike zone. Just a few days after Jimenez rang up Juan Soto on a pitch that was inches above the strike zone, the home-plate umpire did almost the exact same thing to Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs on Saturday. As with Soto and the Mets, the Cubs' broadcast crew reacted with incredulity in the bottom of the fifth inning during the matinee with the Orioles. Pete Crow-Armstrong was called out on a pitch that looked to be above the zone. 'Bad call there. I'm sure right about now, Jimenez realizes he missed this one,' Jim Deshaies of Marquee Sports Network said. 'That's egregious. That's horrible.' Even the Orioles broadcast didn't hold back. 'Top shelf and then some,' Kevin Brown said on MASN. 'Emil Jimenez with a Christmas gift.' Crow-Armstrong was displeased with the call from home plate umpire Emil Jimenez. According to UmpScorecards, Jimenez has been 1.1 percent more accurate than expected this season with a 94.7 percent accuracy rate. With 94.4 percent consistency, he's right around league average there as well. Two high-profile missed calls on balls that came in high, though, is a concerning trend for Jimenez, who has just two years of service time in the majors.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Players Call for MLB to Avoid Drastic Rule Change
Players Call for MLB to Avoid Drastic Rule Change originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Major League Baseball fans have spent the past three months demanding the league adopt the Automated Ball-Strike System, perhaps as early as this year's postseason. Advertisement We know how the fans and social media users feel, but what about the players themselves? Great question. The Athletic published a player poll on Wednesday, asking 134 respondents if they're in favor of 'robo-umps' calling balls and strikes. Surprisingly, 63.4% said they're against having technology dictate what is and is not a strike. 'If the umpires leave the game,' an AL starting pitcher said, 'I don't want to be a part of it.' Added a National League pitcher: 'Why would you remove the human element? The game will fundamentally change in a way that fans are definitely not going to like.' MLB umpire Shane Livensparger (43) and New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón (55) discuss a call on June 6, 2025John Jones-Imagn Images More players said that they were unsure (19.4%) about the ABS than they were in favor (17.2%) of the change. Advertisement Social media accounts like @UmpireAuditor and @UmpScorecards use data to hold umpires accountable. The @UmpireAuditor page found that umpires blew 954 calls, including 52 strikeouts, from June 2-8. As is typically the case in player polls, none of the players quoted were named. All quotes were anonymous, allowing players to express their concerns about the ABS and its potential impact. Some players, naturally, cited the strike zone itself. 'I used it years ago when I was in the Fall League,' a hitter recalled. 'Guys would bounce curveballs that somehow nicked the zone. It hit the plate, but it's a strike somehow?' Advertisement Others suggested that the ABS could hurt catchers, especially those who rely on their glove and framing ability to stick around. 'That's our food, stealing strikes,' one catcher said. Several players even defended umpires, the same ones with whom they clash over controversial calls. 'When that guy's having a good game and we're on the same page and everything's clicking, that's [expletive] baseball,' one NL pitcher said. 'We don't need a freaking robot.' Related: Outraged Fans Call for Umpire Jordan Baker's Firing After Blue Jays-Twins Game Related: Fans Outraged at Umpire Over Calls in Phillies-Athletics This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Angels manager Ron Washington rips ‘bad' strike call to end game as Yankees escape with win
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free Calls for robot umps will get louder after this one. Advertisement The Yankees got a little bit of help defeating the Angels on Wednesday night, 1-0, as Mark Leiter Jr. closed it out, with home plate umpire Ben May giving a rather generous called strike three to end the game with the tying run on base. 'It was bad. I didn't know it was that far off the plate until I just saw it,' Angels manager Ron Washington said after his team landed on the wrong end of a sweep. He added: 'It is difficult to accept, but from our vantage point, the pitch looked like it had height. I just seen it inside and (the catcher) snatched it back.' The pitch missed the zone. @burnacity2025/X The 2-2 slider from Leiter went about six inches off the outside corner to right-handed hitter Logan O'Hoppe while the Angels had a man on first. Advertisement O'Hoppe immediately protested the call as the Yankees came together to celebrate their fifth straight victory on this three-city road trip. Pitch 5, the called third strike, was just a bit outside. Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra said the pitch was 'definitely a ball.' FanDuel announcer Mark Gubicza could not believe May called the pitch a strike. 'That was a horrible call. Horrible call,' Gubicza said on the broadcast. O'Hoppe was not pleased with the call. @burnacity2025/X CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS May is typically a very accurate home plate umpire, ranking No. 15 of 88 qualified MLB umpires in terms of correctly called strike percentages with a 94.91 percent accuracy rate, according to Ump Scorecards. Wednesday's 1-0 win saw the Yankees score in the first inning on an Anthony Volpe sacrifice fly. Ron Washington did not like the call. Getty Images The series sweep drops the Angels to 25-30, while the Yankees are a robust 35-20. The Yankees are off Thursday before Friday's heavyweight battle as they stay on the West Coast to play the Dodgers in a World Series rematch.
New York Post
29-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Angels manager Ron Washington rips ‘bad' strike call to end game as Yankees escape with win
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free Calls for robot umps will get louder after this one. The Yankees got a little bit of help defeating the Angels on Wednesday night, 1-0, as Mark Leiter Jr. closed it out, with home plate umpire Ben May giving a rather generous called strike three to end the game with the tying run on base. 'It was bad. I didn't know it was that far off the plate until I just saw it,' Angels manager Ron Washington said after his team landed on the wrong end of a sweep. He added: 'It is difficult to accept, but from our vantage point, the pitch looked like it had height. I just seen it inside and (the catcher) snatched it back.' 4 The pitch missed the zone. @burnacity2025/X The 2-2 slider from Leiter went about six inches off the outside corner to right-handed hitter Logan O'Hoppe while the Angels had a man on first. O'Hoppe immediately protested the call as the Yankees came together to celebrate their fifth straight victory on this three-city road trip. 4 Pitch 5, the called third strike, was just a bit outside. Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra said the pitch was 'definitely a ball.' FanDuel announcer Mark Gubicza could not believe May called the pitch a strike. 'That was a horrible call. Horrible call,' Gubicza said on the broadcast. 4 O'Hoppe was not pleased with the call. @burnacity2025/X CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS May is typically a very accurate home plate umpire, ranking No. 15 of 88 qualified MLB umpires in terms of correctly called strike percentages with a 94.91 percent accuracy rate, according to Ump Scorecards. Wednesday's 1-0 win saw the Yankees score in the first inning on an Anthony Volpe sacrifice fly. 4 Ron Washington did not like the call. Getty Images The series sweep drops the Angels to 25-30, while the Yankees are a robust 35-20. The Yankees are off Thursday before Friday's heavyweight battle as they stay on the West Coast to play the Dodgers in a World Series rematch.
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Mics picked up Giants manager Bob Melvin's entire NSFW tirade towards the umpire
Mics picked up Giants manager Bob Melvin's entire NSFW tirade towards the umpire Who needs Jomboy Media's lip-reading skills when you have the microphones on the Tigers' FanDuel Sports Network broadcast? The mics understood the assignment — that's for sure. With Logan Webb on the mount in the fifth inning for the Giants on Tuesday night, home plate umpire Tony Randazzo accurately called a low sinker for a ball. Yet, he turned to the Giants dugout to tell manager Bob Melvin to stop barking about balls and strikes. Randazzo then said, "That's it!" And he ejected Melvin. That was when the chaos broke loose, and the microphones picked up almost every word. (Warning: The video contains strong language) Melvin got right in Randazzo's face and demanded that the umpire call a consistent zone. "You're killing us," Melvin said. He went on to tell Randazzo that he was "(expletive) better than that." Again, the call that set Melvin off there was correct. But the Giants manager was still fuming over a missed strikeout call on Patrick Bailey. And despite those fireworks from Melvin, Randazzo had a solid performance behind the plate. According to Ump Scorecards, he accurately called 143 of 149 taken pitches (96 percent accuracy). And he was perfect on called ball accuracy. Melvin might have been a bit harsh there.
