Mics Perfectly Caught MLB Umpire Yelling Seven-Word Retort at Astros Dugout Hooray for hot mics. Sports Illustrated · Jul 13, 2025
Phillies Burned After Umpire Appears to Miss Three Strike Three Calls in One At-Bat Phil Cuzzi would not call a strike three. Sports Illustrated · Jul 8, 2025
A.J. Hinch Had Perfect Joke About Javier Baez and Phil Cuzzi Before Tuesday's Game A.J. Hinch cracked a joke about Javier Baez playing third base next to Phil Cuzzi, who will be the game's third base umpire, after yesterday's quarrel. Sports Illustrated · May 27, 2025
Tigers' Javier Baez Had to Be Held Back After Umpire's Terrible Strike Three Call Baez was ejected from the game and needed to be held back after a called third strike from home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi. Sports Illustrated · May 26, 2025
Benches Clear in Brewers-Rays After Abner Uribe, Jose Siri Exchange Punches This escalated quickly. Sports Illustrated · May 1, 2024
Mics picked up umpire Phil Cuzzi’s NSFW comeback before ejecting Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón So, it's OK when umpires curse at coaches? USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2023
Hot Mic Catches MLB Ump's NSFW Message to Astros Hitting Coach During Ejection He was not happy. Sports Illustrated · Sep 20, 2023
Lip readers spotted a frustrated Shohei Ohtani shouting the F-bomb after Phil Cuzzi’s questionable call We don't see that side of Ohtani often. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 11, 2023
MLB Fans Ripped Ump Phil Cuzzi for His Embarrassingly Bad Calls That Led to an Ejection Fans want this ump to be suspended. Sports Illustrated · Jun 6, 2023
Umpire Phil Cuzzi got ripped again by fans and announcers for a horrendous strike zone Phil Cuzzi is terrible at calling balls and strikes. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 6, 2023
MLB Ump Phil Cuzzi Got Crushed by Fans Yet Again for Being Really Bad at His Job This was embarrassing. Sports Illustrated · May 16, 2023
Umpire Phil Cuzzi got ripped so hard by announcers and fans for his awful strike zone These were some bad calls. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 16, 2023
Side-by-side video shows umpire Phil Cuzzi calling an awful balk despite no change in Matt Gage’s delivery Same exact motion: Two DIFFERENT calls. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 8, 2023
MLB Fans Ripped Ump Phil Cuzzi For His Over-the-Top Balk Call The Ump Show was on full display here. Sports Illustrated · May 8, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Apr 26, 2023 The Sticky Situation Behind Max Scherzer’s MLB Suspension Until the next inevitable controversy, let’s—ahem—stick to the facts of Max Scherzer’s suspension and the league’s enforcement of sticky substances.
Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023 Mets ace Max Scherzer suspended 10 games following ejection for excessive sticky stuff SAN FRANCISCO — After getting ejected for his hand being too sticky Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, Max Scherzer is well aware of what people are calling him right now: A cheater. Largely considered a first-ballot Hall of Famer, Scherzer understands that a cheating allegation could put that future candidacy in…
Sports Illustrated · Apr 20, 2023 Scherzer’s Ejection Sheds Light on MLB’s Unclear Sticky Stuff Rules Days after Yankees starter Domingo Germán remained in the game after a similar incident, the Mets star was tossed for what he insists was only rosin.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2023 Q&A: 'It was far more sticky than anything that we felt': Umpires discuss Max Scherzer's ejection LOS ANGELES — When Max Scherzer was ejected for having what umpires deemed a foreign substance on his glove and pitching hand in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, the New York Mets right-hander claimed the sticky stuff was caused by a combination of legal rosin and…
Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2023 Bill Plaschke: Max Scherzer, who cheated the Dodgers in 2021, is at it again LOS ANGELES — Two seasons ago, Max Scherzer walked out on the Dodgers.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 19, 2023 Mets’ Max Scherzer Faces Potential 10-Game Suspension After Ejection New York’s ace is facing a lengthy stint on the sideline following Wednesday’s controversy.
Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023 Mets' Max Scherzer ejected in 4th inning vs. Dodgers while being checked for sticky substance LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer made an early exit from his start Wednesday, being thrown out of the Mets’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after a heated argument with umpires.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 19, 2023 Lip readers deciphered what a livid Max Scherzer told umpires before being ejected for sticky substances "It's rosin!"
Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022 Kapler ejected as sinking SF Giants get swept by Dodgers SAN FRANCISCO — A heated Gabe Kapler was ejected Thursday for his first time as a Giants manager as his team stumbled their way to an eighth straight loss to the rival Dodgers.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022 Umpire Phil Cuzzi baited Gabe Kapler into a rare ejection by confronting Giants dugout What was the ump even doing?!