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Charles Curtis

Stats (and the eye test) show World Series umpire had a horrendous Game 3

It was a World Series game that had MLB fans once again calling for robot umps.

In Game 3, with the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in a tight 3-1 victory, home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez had a rough game. Per @UmpireAuditor, he got 89.9 percent of his calls correct, which isn’t great.

Video, as you’ll see below, shows a blatant strike that was called a ball, and some outside pitches called strikes, much to everyone’s consternation, including the hitters involved.

We have seen some not good umpiring in these playoffs and this is just another one to add to the list:

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