When you watch a Major League Baseball game, it’s not uncommon to see umpires miss close calls. The strike zone gets a little fuzzy, and pitches that look like balls can be ruled strikes or vice versa.
Not seen often, however, is a horribly missed call like the one on Wednesday afternoon in the Mets vs. Brewers game.
New York catcher Omar Narvaez slapped a hit into right field that was fair by a few feet. The first base umpire, however, somehow missed the call and ruled it a foul ball.
The Mets announcers rightfully couldn’t believe it and made their opinions known:
called a foul ball but overturned pic.twitter.com/KeKRE0BGLL
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 5, 2023
It wasn’t close to being foul. Thankfully the play was reviewed and Narvaez was given a single—though it’s possible he could’ve gotten a double out of it.
Want to know why the ump missed the call? Because he wasn't watching the ball:
Ball hit down and he wasn't even looking pic.twitter.com/l897Mut47n
— Nicholas Childress (@NChill17) April 5, 2023
Not great!
