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On Opening Day 100 years ago, baseball ... home plate umpire Nestor Chylak go at it in the seventh inning in Oakland on Oct. 9, 1972. Credit: AP 86. AMERICAN LEAGUE UMPIRES wearing balloon-type ...
He pounded his chest when he struck out Tyler O’Neill and Ramón ... The second time Westburg struck out looking at a pitch off the plate, he had words for home plate umpire John Bacon. So did Hyde.
In their last game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Corbin Burnes was unhappy with a couple of calls from home plate umpire Alfonzo Marquez. Burnes, who was trying to find his rhythm, was seen ...
The Royals won 3-2, but the perfect game was from home-plate umpire Mark Ripperger. Here’s a quick explainer: When a pitcher throws a perfect game, it means he retired all 27 batters with none ...
On a 3-2 pitch, the keen-eyed Realmuto took what appeared to be a breaking ball on the outside of the plate. However, home plate umpire Tony ... the latest episode of "Baseball Bar-B-Cast ...
Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball.
“With a correct call rate of only 86.5%, this was the 5th worst called game of the season,” Umpire Auditor shared. Yikes. It’s been an especially rough stretch for home-plate umpire ...
MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate for ... Major League Baseball is also ...
MLB umpire Mark Ripperger is receiving praise for how he called a recent game. Ripperger was behind home plate for Thursday's game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins.