I don't have any hard data on hand to back this up, but it feels like MLB umpiring has been particularly bad this season. Seems like every day I come across some disaster from Angel Hernandez, or an infographic showing me that some guy behind the plate missed 17 calls in a single game. Anyway, this happened today:
Yordan Alvarez got four strikes in an at-bat and simply nobody noticed? pic.twitter.com/w1Rt2HeLeH
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 3, 2022
Well, at least he grounded out!
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