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Charles Curtis

An ump called a strike on Jose Abreu that was obviously so low and out of the zone

I guess you have to give Jonah Heim all the credit for the frame job here.

Because the umpire behind the plate called a strike on Jose Abreu that was like 20 feet too low to be a strike.

Seriously! Abreu’s reaction — he was heading to first base, thinking it was ball 4 on a 3-1 pitch, when he stopped in his tracks and bent over, as if to protest the call — was perfect.

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Was this worse than the call from last month that was on Jeimer Candelario? You make the call. I’d say that one was worse than this one, but that’s just me:

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