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Saturday, February 25, 2023

Pitch Clock Violation Strikes on 1st Day of Spring Training

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Padres batter Manny Machado was penalized for violating MLB's new pitch clock rules on the first day of 2023 Spring Training, with HP Um...
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Carlson's Read Step on Awkward Throw at 1st Base

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For this Teachable , 1B Umpire Mark Carlson demonstrates the light touch of a read step to adapt and adjust to an awkward throw at first bas...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Runner's Lane Interference - A Mechanics Review

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HP Umpire Nathan Hall did not hesitate to call runner's lane interference after deeming that a batter veered out of the running lane on ...
Monday, February 6, 2023

MLB Hires 10 Call-Up Umpires to Full-Time Staff

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After a consolidated-era 10 major league umpires retired following the 2022 season, MLB has hired 10 call-ups to fill the vacancies. The ne...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

2023 MLB Call-Up Umpire Hiring Outlook

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Here at Closecallsports, our replay guru TMAC has watched every single replay and charted it since the inception of expanded replay.  Beside...
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...