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New York Mets
fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Baseball World Stunned by Blown Call That Ended WBC Thriller Between US and Dominican Republic: One of the Worst Calls of All Time'

A blown strike call by the home plate umpire ended the World Baseball Classic U.S. versus Dominican Republic game, with the umpire calling a pitch several inches below the strike zone a strike for the final out.
fromBlueJaysNation
4 months ago

Blue Jays: Early blown call and mental blunders may have cost Toronto Game 3

Except, home plate umpire Mark Wegner blew the call, something that became a common theme throughout the game, and called it strike two instead. The pitch was so far out of the zone that Varsho (rightly) assumed he had been issued a free pass and started to take off his elbow guard. To the surprise of almost everyone, Wegner made a VERY delayed strike call, and everything changed from there.
Major League Baseball
Chicago
fromYahoo Sports
6 months ago

Today in White Sox History: September 3

Early White Sox history featured notable hitting streaks by Eddie Collins and Luke Appling and a protested 1915 game overturned after an umpire error.
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