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Friday, January 13, 2023

All Triple-A Games to Use Electronic Strike Zone Tech

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All 30 Triple-A ballparks will house electronic balls and strikes technology in 2023, according to an ESPN report . Half of the games will u...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Jeff Nelson Officiates a Back-Tag in the Middle Infield

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On a first-and-third base hit to left field, Blue Jays runner R1 Santiago Espinal rounded second base in anticipation of a throw to the plat...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Getting Set - Using Body Position to Improve Call Accuracy

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In this Teachable Moment , tmac  spies 2B Umpire Greg Gibson making a safe (pulled foot) call in Minnesota, a reviewed-and-affirmed call mad...
Thursday, December 29, 2022

MLB-High 10 Umpires Retire During 2022-2023 Off-Season

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It's official—10 Major League Baseball umpires have retired following the 2022 season, a record-high for the unified MLB era and most si...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Correcting Broadcast Blasphemy in Runner Placement Play

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When Dodgers broadcasters Joe Davis and Orel Hershiser incorrectly stated that the base award for a thrown ball bouncing out of play is base...
Friday, December 23, 2022

Jose Siri Ejected From Winter League After Drawing a Line

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A Dominican Winter League HP Umpire ejected Gigantes de Cibao CF José Siri (strike one call) in the top of the 10th inning of the Giants-Eag...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

MLB Ejection 177 - Chad Fairchild (2; Austin Romine)

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The following ejection occurred on September 17, 2022: HP Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Reds catcher Austin Romine (runner's interferenc...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Jim Reynolds Retires Following 24 Major League Seasons

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A member of MLB's large Class of 1999, 24-year Major League umpire Jim Reynolds announced his retirement after 2,815 regular season game...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Watch the Berti - 1B Umpire Ceja's Teachable Moment

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Tmac's  latest offseason Teachable Moment  highlights an adjustment at first base. Nationals batter Luis Garcia grounds out after a bad ...
Thursday, December 15, 2022

2022 CCS Year-End Umpire Awards Selections

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After compiling your votes, Close Call Sports bestows its 2022 Year-End Umpire Awards on the umpires you identified as best in various categ...