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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Watching 1B Umpire Wills on a Wild Throw to 1st Base

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When Replay Review upheld HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi's ruling that a Reds wild throw at first base remained on the playing field, it gave us a...
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Arizona Runs into Double Play on Force Play Confusion - Teachable

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Diamondbacks baserunners ran themselves into a crucial 9th inning double play as confusion on the bases moved Pittsburgh that much closer to...
Monday, November 21, 2022

Asdrubal Cabrera Punches Batter During HR Trot - Call?

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HP Umpire Kenny Garcia ejected Caribes 1B Asdrubal Cabrera for unsportmsanlike conduct in punching Tiburones batter-runner Carlos Castro dur...
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Teachable - Manny's Keyhole Look and Call Patience

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For this Teachable Moment , 2B Umpire Manny Gonzalez finds the keyhole angle with which to take a slide play at second base as Baltimore'...
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Wendelstedt Umpire School Announces Updated MLB Plan

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After MLB decided to replace its traditional umpire training school-to-Minor League Baseball model with a greater emphasis on its Umpire Ca...
Saturday, November 12, 2022

Will Bankrupt FTX Patches Disappear from Ump Uniforms?

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MLB's first-ever umpire patch partner FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, filed for bankruptcy just 18 months after signing a spons...
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Teachable Tripp - Moving to a Tricky Double Whacker

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Tmac's Teachable Moment  this Thursday features 1B Umpire Tripp Gibson moving to adjust his position as Phillies first baseman Rhys Hosk...

2022 CCS Year-End Umpire Awards Nominations Open

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Close Call Sports announces its annual Umpire Ejection Fantasy League Postseason Awards and opens nominations and elections at this time. Yo...
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Teachable Taking a Pulled Foot at 1st Base

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This Teachable Moment  features 1B Umpire Lance Barksdale officiating a pulled foot out/safe play at first base as Oakland shortstop Nick Al...
Friday, November 4, 2022

Trailer - Umpire Tmac Mic'd Up During Pro Game

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Coming up this offseason, Close Call Sports, in partnership with Batboy Productions, will follow Tmac on the field, as he wears a microphone...