Blue Jays Announcer Had Perfect Reaction to Ump’s Laughably Bad Call

MLB umpire Lance Barrett had a brutal night behind the plate in the Toronto Blue Jays-New York Yankees game.
Blue Jays Announcer Had Perfect Reaction to Ump’s Laughably Bad Call
Blue Jays Announcer Had Perfect Reaction to Ump’s Laughably Bad Call /

Major League Baseball continues to have way too many umps struggling to do their jobs correctly, and that trend continued in New York on Wednesday night when Lance Barrett had a dreadful night calling balls and strikes in the Blue Jays-Yankees game. 

Barrett started the game off by throwing out a foul-mouthed Aaron Boone in the second inning after he chirped the ump about some calls. And then Barrett proceeded to frustrate both teams with a strike zone that made absolutely no sense. 

Blue Jays announcer Dan Shulman had a perfect reaction to one called strike by Barrett that was just laughably bad. 

Check this out: 

That wasn’t even close to being a strike, via @umpscorecards:

MLB umpire Lance Barrett had a brutal night behind the plate in Blue Jays-Yankees game.
MLB umpire Lance Barrett had a brutal night behind the plate in Blue Jays-Yankees game

 MLB fans crushed him: 


Published
Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.