For all the grief that we give umpires, it’s still important to remember that they’re tasked with an awfully difficult job. They have to accurately call balls and strikes on pitches with more movement and velocity than ever before. That also means putting themselves at risk of getting struck by those pitches (along with foul balls).
Thankfully for umpire Chris Segal, he had Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim around to protect him.
