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The Latest Breaking News from CB Bucknor

It's Not Too Early for Red Sox to Start Panicking

A 1-5 start is not the end of the world. Unless it is.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 2

Three Future MLB Stars Who Should Be Next in Line for Mega Extensions

A bunch of baseball’s young studs have been locked down for the long term in recent weeks. These guys could be next—including one who’s still in the minors.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 2

C.B. Bucknor’s Rough Week Takes Painful Turn As Foul Ball Forces Him to Leave Game

C.B. Bucknor’s awful week of umpiring continued after hit was hit in the mask by a foul ball and had to leave the Milwaukee Brewers-Tampa Bay Rays game.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 1

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Golf Fans Aren’t Thrilled With ESPN Shoving Jason Kelce Down Their Throats

The trend of networks using random people as talent on sporting events is a problem.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 1

C.B. Bucknor’s Latest Blunder Had Both Managers Sharing a Laugh

C.B. Bucknor triggered instant replay and laughter with a wild call at first.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 1

The Best (and Worst) ABS Challenges From MLB’s Opening Week

Baseball has entered a new age with the automated ball strike-system—and some players are catching on more quickly than others.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 1

C.B. Bucknor Flummoxed Both Red Sox and Reds With Worst Called Game of ABS Era

C.B. Bucknor’s first game behind the plate gave the ABS a workout.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 29

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MLB's New ABS Challenge System Once Again Proves Umpire Wrong Over and Over Again

First-year technology got a real workout during Nationals-Astros spring training game.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 13

Dodgers Announcers Not-So-Subtly Roasted Bad MLB Ump During First At-Bat of Game

C.B. Bucknor got off to a rough start, and the Dodgers' announcers were not impressed.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 14, 2025

Notoriously Bad MLB Ump Breaks 2025 Season Record With Huge Number of Missed Calls

CB Bucknor had another dreadful game behind the plate.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 22, 2025

Reds Announcer Calmly Destroyed Ump After Elly De La Cruz Struck Out on Bad Call

C.B. Bucknor called De La Cruz out on a terrible pitch, the Reds broadcast booth ripped him.

Sports Illustrated · May 11, 2025

Max Scherzer Trolls Umpire By Pretending to Flip Coin for Ball and Strike Calls

The two-time All-Star is having some fun in the dugout while he recovers on the IL.

Sports Illustrated · May 3, 2025

MLB Ump Ripped by Fans for Mind-Boggling Call on Orioles Hitter

The ump was full of misplaced confidence on this call.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 24, 2025

5 candidates for the worst umpire in MLB (CB Bucknor) with Angel Hernandez retiring

Angel Hernandez is out of Major League Baseball, but these umps are ready to take up the mantle

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 28, 2024

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Sports Illustrated · May 1, 2024

Orioles Broadcaster Jim Palmer Absolutely Torches Ump After Terrible Called Strike

C.B. Bucknor is off to a rough start in 2024 by umpiring metrics.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 1, 2024

Orioles broadcaster Jim Palmer scathingly rips umpire C.B. Bucknor after a terrible strike call

"He shouldn’t be umpiring and he is. They know it."

Sports Illustrated · Sep 6, 2023

MLB Umpire C.B. Bucknor Ends Brewers-Pirates Game on Horrendous Strike Three Call

Just a bit outside.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 6, 2023

MLB fans crushed umpire C.B. Bucknor after he ended a one-run game on a blatant missed call

This embarrassment needs to end.

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 3, 2023

Umpire C.B. Bucknor forgot to restart the pitch clock and lost track of the count in an awful night

This can't continue.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 3, 2023

One of MLB’s Worst Umps Rang Up a Hitter After Just Two Strikes, and Fans Let Him Have It

Not great.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

Ron Cook: Sportsmanship seems to be fleeting on and off playing surfaces

PITTSBURGH — Somehow, sportsmanship still is standing after taking a ferocious beating during the weekend.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 26, 2023

Cards Manager Rips Ump After Spring Training Game: ‘He Has Zero Class’

Seems a little aggressive for spring training.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 28, 2022

A new lip-reading of Oliver Marmol’s recent ejection shows him allegedly telling the ump he needs to ‘(expletive) retire’

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol did not hold back on this ump.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 22, 2022

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol explained what really caused his fiery exchange with umpire C.B. Bucknor

You could tell the ump LOVED it.

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