If it seems like there’s a lot of bad calls being made by umpires these days in Major League Baseball, it’s because it’s true—some of the guys in blue are just really bad at their jobs.
The latest example of this came in Saturday’s Rays-Guardians game in Cleveland when C.B. Bucknor rang up Bo Naylor on a pitch that did actually find the strike zone.
So what was the problem with this strikeout call? It was only strike two on Naylor, who quickly pointed that out to Bucknor. Thankfully, he was able to correct his mistake but this was not a good look:
C.B. Bucknor just punched out a batter on a 2-1 pitch and there is video. 😂 pic.twitter.com/zjYZFo19D4
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2023
Bucknor has just been awful this season:
C.B. Bucknor has missed over 250 balls and strikes calls this season in 22 games behind the plate and that's a lot.
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2023
He has an 11-game streak with 10+ missed calls. pic.twitter.com/TsCjZgHpqg
MLB fans crushed him for his mistake:
I can’t believe this man is still an umpire in Major League Baseball https://t.co/uwCQ2CYEDb
— Jeremy Michelson (@j_michelson97) September 3, 2023
The umps are seeing how much they can get away with now.#mlb https://t.co/FX9dmcW6c5
— JT Kirkman (@JtkirkmanWF) September 3, 2023
looks like he is messing everything up today. https://t.co/CXbt13rYSO
— StingDevilRays (@Rays2019) September 3, 2023
🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ https://t.co/i63pK2grt2
— ᴛᴀʀᴀ ⚾️❤️ (@ilabachrn) September 3, 2023
LMFAO no way https://t.co/fU3nPYAPjf
— Darth Bader (@Evil_Empire27) September 3, 2023
Unemploy these damn shmucks @MLB 🤖 https://t.co/AOPoLMtdhw
— ®نيت دوج (@nateDJay) September 3, 2023
😂😂😂 surprised he didn't toss the hitter for correcting him
— NYContender (@NYContender) September 3, 2023
