MLB Ump Larry Vanover Misses Season-High 29 Calls in Red Sox-Rays

Fans were calling for robot umps after Larry Vanover misses an astounding number of calls.

Major League Baseball’s umpiring problem hit a new low Tuesday night when Larry Vanover set a season high for missed calls in a game, which left the Red Sox and Rays in disbelief all evening long. 

The veteran umpire missed an astounding 29 calls while working home plate in a game that Tampa Bay won with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning.

This video below of a collection of Vanover’s missed calls should be an embarrassment for the powers that be in MLB, because you can clearly see just how awful he was all game long. 

Umpire Larry Vanover missed a SEASON HIGH 29 calls in the #RedSox #Rays game and was the day's lowest rated umpire. pic.twitter.com/Ifw8IbdjhE

— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) September 6, 2023

Brutal. 

Fans were in disbelief: 

Absolutely terrible. https://t.co/q31dCxclCl

— Meisterbuerger (@meisterbuerger) September 6, 2023

Fire these bums already and bring in the robots https://t.co/129L33PHrd

— Champa Bay Beast (@acorman727) September 6, 2023

Plus he was fast asleep on a challenge call. https://t.co/kl94sTPRHt

— Cliff Wolf ⚾️🎼🇺🇸 (@Cliff_Wolf) September 6, 2023

I seriously have to ask what the hell is with the umpiring lately at #raysup games. First you had Bucknor and his bad calls. Now this! WTH @mlb @MLBNetwork https://t.co/q6V0izwEF8

— NoTw (Ray) (@Grillinessou) September 6, 2023

Bring on the robots 🤖 https://t.co/LlIC75TpLA

— ⚡️🏴‍☠️Chris🏴‍☠️⚡️ (@ItsYaBoyChree) September 6, 2023