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Washington Post
10 hours ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
Rain halts play in Sri Lanka-Bangladesh cricket match with draw looking likely in Galle
GALLE, Sri Lanka — Rain forced an early lunch on the final day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Saturday, frustrating Bangladesh's hopes of pushing for a rare victory away from home. Just 80 minutes of play was possible on Saturday morning before the showers began, bringing a halt to what promised to be an absorbing final day. With dark clouds and covers firmly in place, the umpires sensibly called for an early lunch.
News.com.au
16-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Poor umpiring call leads to Swans goal
AFL: The umpires made a poor call in the 2nd Quarter of the Swans vs. Carlton game, which lead directly to an Isaac Heeney goal.
New York Times
14-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Yankees' Aaron Boone explains erupting on umpire after ejection vs. Mariners
SEATTLE — Aaron Boone and Mark Wegner were screaming face to face, close enough to smell the dinner on each other's breath. The New York Yankees manager and the home plate umpire went at it for nearly a minute, arguing and cursing, before first base umpire Bruce Dreckman broke them up. It came after Boone was ejected in the ninth inning of what became a 2-1, 11-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday night. Advertisement Boone said he was defending designated hitter Jasson Domínguez, who disagreed with Wegner's called third strike on a low fastball so much that he threw his hands in the air in disgust and said something walking away from the umpire. 'It was a bad call,' Boone said, 'and everybody knew it.' There was a runner on second base with one out and the score tied 1-1. The count was 1-2. Reliever Andrés Muńoz delivered a 99.5 mph fastball that appeared to cross over the center of the plate just below Domínguez's kneecaps. Wegner called it for a third strike. The 22-year-old Domínguez, typically reserved, wore a stunned look as he lifted his head, stared into the dugout and then out into space with his hands high. Aaron Boone got ejected after Jasson Dominguez went down on strikes — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) May 14, 2025 He took a step toward first base, still in disbelief, and then walked across the plate and toward the Yankees' dugout on the third base side. Boone came out to get between Domínguez and Wegner, and Boone said something in the process that set Wegner off. It was Boone's second ejection of the season. Boone said he didn't intend to argue with Wegner, a 53-year-old umpire who has been in the majors since 1998, which was Boone's second season as a player in the bigs. 'You don't see J.D. react like that,' Boone said. 'I was trying to just go out and make sure J.D. was staying in the game. I was trying to get my player out of there, and I thought it was kind of a quick (ejection) there. So, that's all it was. Clearly, he missed one in a big spot there.' He said he wanted to be a distraction. During the argument, TV microphones picked up Boone yelling, 'You don't think so?' at Wegman. Did Wegman tell Boone that he thought he got the call right? Advertisement 'I mean, I'm not going to get into it,' Boone said. 'Everyone saw it. He did initially, yeah.' Domínguez said he immediately believed the pitch was too low and that he was 'shocked' at the call. 'I was mad for a little bit,' he said. 'I'm not going to say what I said to him, but I said some words.' He appreciated Boone supporting him. 'He's our manager,' the DH said. 'It was not just with me but for everybody. He's always taking care of our backs.' The Yankees lost in the 11th inning when J.P. Crawford lifted a soft line drive to left field off reliever Tim Hill to score Leody Taveras from third base. Boone has the fourth-most career ejections among active managers at 41, behind Bruce Bochy (86), Bob Melvin (65) and Terry Francona (51). (Photo of umpire Mark Wegner and Yankees manager Aaron Boone: Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Calls Mount for Umpire's Firing After Red Sox's Loss to Royals
An already trying week for Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox got even worse on Friday night. While much of the focus understandably remained on Devers' public feud with Red Sox executive Craig Breslow, the All-Star DH and teammates also suffered a 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Devers went 1-for-5 and brought home Boston's sole run during the 12-inning defeat. Advertisement The Red Sox fans who were (and are) frustrated with Devers and his refusal to play first base found another target on Friday: home plate umpire Alex Tosi. The popular @UmpScorecards X/Twitter account found that Tosi missed 15 of 161 total calls, or over 9%, at Kauffman Stadium. Nine of the 53 called strikes were actually balls, a disappointing 83% accuracy rate. 'Somehow it felt worse than this makes it look,' one user wrote. Added another: 'Dude doesn't deserve a job.' The 37-year-old Tosi is in his third season as a full-time umpire, and he ranked among the league's more accurate umps last year. According to UmpScorecards, Tosi ranked fourth in accuracy (95.34%) and narrowly trailed Adam Hamari (95.39%) for third. Advertisement Tosi hasn't had the same success thus far. Although his 93.65 accuracy rate isn't quite near the bottom—nearly 30 of the 84 umpires who have worked a game behind the plate this season have a worse percentage—through the first month-plus, it's nonetheless a steep decline from last year's strong numbers. Home plate umpire Alex Tosi in 2023Robert Edwards-Imagn Images 'This ump in the Red Sox v Royals game is one of the worst [I've] ever seen,' read one post. 'Ump just handed this game to the Royals man,' another complained. Only two umpires, Junior Valentine (96.13%) and Mark Ripperger (96.01%), have correctly called at least 96% of pitches thus far. 'I can't wait until they go to a challenge system,' an X user wrote. 'It's going to show how bad these umps are.' Advertisement Related: Calls Mount for Red Sox to Make Dangerous Rafael Devers Decision Related: Baseball Fans Irate After Latest 'Awful' Umpire Performance Saturday Afternoon
