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World’s Worst Umpire, CB Bucknor, Gets Pissed Off After ABS Overturned His Back-To-Back Strike 3 Calls & 40,000 Fans Cheered His Incompetence [VIDEO]

MLB umpire CB Bucknor starred in a controversial moment after ABS overturned consecutive strike 3 calls on Saturday.

Reds 3B Eugenio Suarez uses ABS challenge to counter back-to-back blown calls from umpire C.B. Bucknor

Eugenio Suárez likely held the envy of every MLB player on Saturday. The Cincinnati Reds third baseman put the new ABS ...
Opinion

Which umpires are getting exposed by ABS? CB Bucknor is far from alone

CB Bucknor has been among the MLB umpires who have struggled with the automated ball-strike challenge system.

Red Sox's Alex Cora Calls Out MLB Umpire C.B. Bucknor After Loss to Reds, 'Wasn't His Best Day'

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora wasn't pleased with home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor's performance during his team's 6-5 road ...

Red Sox lose 6-5 as umpire has 6 of 8 challenged calls overturned: ‘He has one job to do’

"Two days ago, we were very excited about ABS. And today, we're not too happy with it," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after the loss.

Baseball fans were furious after umpire botches WBC strikeout call

The United States advanced to the World Baseball Classic Final off an incredibly iffy strikeout call that ended the game.

Ex-Ump Richie Garcia Worries Current Umps Will Be Embarrassed When Robots Overturn Ball/strike Calls

Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot umpires will have on their human counterparts. Major League Baseball ...

USA’s win over Dominican Republic in WBC comes with pair of controversial calls: ‘Not a strike’

Team USA’s win didn’t come without controversy. The United States defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1 at loanDepot park on Sunday night to advance to the World Baseball Classic championship game, but ...
The New York Times

MLB umpires can request real-time feedback on ball-strike calls during 2026 season

The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system will be a part of regular-season games for the first time in 2026. Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images “Did I miss that pitch?” That’s a question Major ...
Redlands Daily Facts

Angels learning when to use ABS to challenge umpire calls

TEMPE, Ariz. — A few times through the middle innings of the Angels’ game on Tuesday, a hitter would disagree with an umpire’s call, and then glare into the ...