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Umpires blew 16,472 calls during the first half of the season including 959 strikeouts. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

Umpires blew 1,604 strikeouts in 2023. These were the 20 worst.

Umpires Laz Diaz missed 14 calls in the Braves Phillies game, including the largest miss of the day on a called strikeout of Edmundo Sosa that missed by 4.68 inches.

Umpire Tripp Gibson rang up Austin Wells on a pitch low and ejected manager Aaron Boone for complaining. The very next pitch, Gibson called a strike that was even lower and then ejected Yankees hitting coach James Rowson.

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Umpire Tripp Gibson missed a weekend high 21 calls in the Giants Dodgers game.

Umpire Ron Kulpa rang up Iván Herrera on a pitch low and then ejected Cardinals manager Oli Marmol for complaining. Kulpa had a correct call rate of only 88.8% and was the day's lowest rated umpire.

Umpire Roberto Ortiz missed 25 calls in the Brewers Padres game

Umpire Roberto Ortiz made 3 bad strike calls to Miguel Andújar in the game. When manager Mark Kotsay and Andújar complained, they were ejected.

Umpire Rob Drake rang up 3 Phillies on pitches outside the zone in the first 3 innings. When hitting coach Kevin Long complained, Drake ejected him. Drake is ranked 82nd of 89 umpires this season.

Umpire Rob Drake called one of the worst balls of the season on what should've been strike 3. He called only 85.8% of pitches correctly, the 7th worst game of the season.