Blue Jays’ John Schneider disappointed by Game 3’s ‘very delayed call’ by umpire Mark Wegner
"Mark's a great umpire. Been doing it a long time. Very delayed call, pretty deliberate. Just didn't say anything."
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ESPN crew reacts to brutal call in crucial Padres-Cubs moment
"Next year, that is a hat tap in a millisecond."
MLB announcers call out umpire Phil Cuzzi: ‘looking at a different game’
"That's gonna be some chart tonight."
Yankees analyst Paul O’Neill questions umpire’s strike zone after Aaron Judge strikeout
"You know what, that could've been an at-bat where not one ball was actually in the strike zone."
Reds broadcasters rip umpire after questionable strike call: ‘Not close!’
"Strike???!! What??!"
13-year-old umpire superfan stars on Cubs-Cardinals broadcast
"His dad said, 'What are you looking at?' And he said, 'I'm watching the umpires.'"
Cubs, Orioles announcers react to ‘egregious,’ ‘horrible’ strike call
"Emil Jimenez with a Christmas gift."
Announcers incredulous over Juan Soto strikeout: ‘No, no, no!’
The called strike three on Mets slugger Juan Soto by umpire Emil Jimenez had both the national and local announcers in disbelief.
Orioles broadcasters baffled by egregious missed strike call: ‘That’s literally right down the middle’
"My goodness. What is going on at home plate?"
Rob Manfred: MLB umpires grew tired of seeing bad calls on ESPN
"You know what flipped them? The media. They got tired of seeing themselves being shown up on ESPN"
MLB umpire wants to know what Astros are yelling at him for
"WHAT ARE YOU YELLING AT ME FOR?!"
Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow takes issue with umpire’s handling of hit-by-pitch warnings
"Great rule, unbelievable..."
Michael Kay had sharp criticism for Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. following ejection
"Jazz Chisholm just got thrown out, and really, he has nobody to blame but himself."
‘That’s gonna go viral’: Dodgers, Padres booths react to umpire’s bad missed call
"Can we get ABS on loan for the night from Triple-A?"
John Kruk recalls threatening to kill umpire
"The game before I retired, I think I threatened to kill him"
Braves analyst calls for ABS after umpire’s brutal strike call
"We know that ABS is probably on the way, we hate to have to have it, but we need it when things like that are happening."
Apple announcers Wayne Randazzo, Dontrelle Willis learned MLB rule during Dodgers-Mets game
"You learn something new every day, Wayne."
NESN’s Lou Merloni criticizes ‘combative’ umpire during Walker Buehler’s ejection
"But when the mask comes off and you're aggressively coming at him, it's very combative. And you're escalating it."
Jason Benetti and Tom Verducci put on a masterclass during manager ejection
"We're glad to have expanded your vocabulary as we go to the seventh."
Hot mic catches umpire Bill Miller cursing after replay review
Tell us how you really feel.
MLB X account trolled after sharing highlight of botched call
"This post needs a community note."
Blue Jays’ John Schneider caught on hot mic asking umpire ‘How the f*** you calling that?’
Apple TV+ broadcasts seems to have a gift (or a curse?) for picking up such awkward moments.
Fox’s A.J. Pierzynski blasts umpires in Game 1 of Mets/Phillies NLDS
"Please somebody tell me what we're looking at. He's out!"
ESPN’s umpire camera for the MLB playoffs is bizarre
The goal of any new technology in a sports broadcast should be to enhance the viewing experience, not distract from it.