Being a home plate umpire in Major League Baseball can’t be the easiest job in the world but still, we shouldn’t see any of them making the type of mistakes Brian O’Nora made in Tuesday night’s Marlins-Braves game.
O’Nora, who has long been considered one of the worst umpires in all of baseball, added another embarrassingly bad wrong call that cost Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies a strike during an at-bat in the fourth inning.
But that wasn’t the only bad call O’Nora made in the game. He missed an astounding 17 calls on the night, which only adds to his reputation of being not very good at his job.
Check out this pitch that he called a strike:
Ozzie Albies got wronged. pic.twitter.com/YxsxTrSKoe
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 26, 2023
That was pathetic.
So were these wrong calls:
"The strike zone is a suggestion." -@BrandonGaudin
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) April 26, 2023
Umpire Brian O'Nora missed 17 calls on the night in the #Braves #Marlins game, including 4 by more than 2.5 inches. pic.twitter.com/LyZE7QGdyM
MLB fans ripped him:
Was abysmal to watch all night https://t.co/83e2ANRvh7
— …. (@david_brelsford) April 26, 2023
Defund umpires https://t.co/W59fsDQGrv
— You (@BravesGasm) April 26, 2023
No wonder they want automated umps #MLB https://t.co/SDySyeSEH1
— Rented Ammo (@RentedAmmo) April 26, 2023
This might be the most egregious strike call I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/qO4y8dTJLf
— CJ (@Xraade) April 26, 2023
Wow. That is an abomination. https://t.co/bGF6gYbYrc
— ForTheCity_412 (@JimStamm22) April 26, 2023
The one job I want AI to take. https://t.co/BpCzZVXWUd
— Average Gavin Lux Enjoyer (@Seventy4ever) April 26, 2023
How can Umpire Brian O'Nora be in the @MLB by being framed all night? Do better @MLB_PR https://t.co/vAPUCSFA7B
— Chris Mondragon (@CameoForever) April 26, 2023
