The 2024 Major League Baseball season has featured way too many bad calls by umpires that have left players, managers and announcers in utter disbelief.
That happened again in the bottom of the seventh inning of Tuesday night’s White Sox–Mariners game when Seattle’s Ryan Bliss struck out looking on a 3-2 pitch that seemed to be well outside of the strike zone. Umpire Gabe Morales, however, didn’t hesitate in calling it a strike, which left the Mariners’ broadcast booth in shock.
These one-word reactions were pretty spot-on:
Strike three you’re out pic.twitter.com/cXACAQ3Vij
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 12, 2024
The Mariners went on to score two runs in that inning and won the game, 4-3, but fans weren’t happy with that call:
The league has a serious problem with the quality of their umpiring yet they fail to address the problem
Bliss didn’t see a single pitch in the strike zone in this AB yet still managed to get called out on strikes
Incompetency https://t.co/z7pWLvpu8L
— Owen Hurd (@HN_owenhurd) June 12, 2024
That isn’t even close to the plate wth https://t.co/QnBr8RVhVg
— Ty Jäger 🏳️🌈 (@TheTyJager) June 12, 2024
#RobotUmpsNow every day, every game https://t.co/jn2F5go2wy
— Borg (@yesborg) June 12, 2024
Bliss should had walk there.#Mariners https://t.co/wBx6OZlCSp pic.twitter.com/OS3mN4oUoE
— Yumi_Jaymesme (@Yumi_Jaymesme) June 12, 2024
Mother of God. https://t.co/6nEsrCXIn9
— C.O. (@BigCO9) June 12, 2024
This call is pathetic… https://t.co/0hgvQd3Z0A
— Janet Sallee (@sallee_janet) June 12, 2024
WTF are we doing? https://t.co/6UDYYCooYP
— Gregg, CPO @ SMC 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 (@realgreggd) June 12, 2024
