It’s difficult to imagine a worse night to get the home-plate umpiring assignment than the hot, muggy 12-inning game in Chicago on Tuesday. But that doesn’t give an umpire the excuse to straight-up fail at his job.
Doug Eddings didn’t seem to care.
Both the Blue Jays and White Sox players were beyond frustrated on Tuesday as Eddings seemingly expanded his strike zone to unheard-of levels. According to Umpire Scorecards, Eddings incorrectly called 26 taken pitches in the game. Umpire Auditor had the performance even worse with Eddings missing 29 calls — the most missed calls in a game this season. His called-strike accuracy came in at a putrid 64 percent. It was an embarrassing effort all the way around.
