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The Royals defeated the Twins on Thursday. Umpire Scorecards shined a light on MLB umpire Mark Ripperger for what they concluded was a perfectly called game.

Umpire Scorecards, which uses MLB's advanced pitch tracking data to rate the accuracy of home-plate umpires and the impact of ...

With the immaculate outing, Ripperger became just the second MLB umpire in the Umpire Scorecards era (since 2015) to turn in ...

He umpired a perfect game, marking the second time in the Umpire Scorecards era that that ... The only other time that happened was with Pat Hoberg in the 2022 World Series between the Phillies ...

In fact, Ripperger becomes just the second MLB umpire in the Umpire Scorecards era (dating back to 2015) to achieve a “perfect game.” The only other name on that list? Pat Hoberg — who pulled it off ...

During an IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, umpire inspected Simron Hetmyer's bat for compliance with IPL regulations after his arrival at the crease. The ...

In the last week, on-field umpires have checked bats of multiple players during the Indian Premier League (IPL). Shimron Hetmyer, Hardik Pandya and Phil Salt have all had their bats checked at ...