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Charles Curtis

MLB fans, announcers ripped ump for ending Mariners – Nationals with a strike call miles off the plate

Mariners Nationals MLB Mark Carlson Jeimer Candelario

Here we go again with the calls for robot umpires.

Because home plate umpire Mark Carlson made a strike call on a ball that was extremely off the plate that ended the Washington Nationals’ 8-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners.

The batter, Jeimer Candelario, was confused. The announcers on both sides of the booth were very much wondering why the heck that was called a strike. And look at the screenshot above: That was low and outside. But called a strike! With the bases loaded! Not sure if it was as bad as a call from back in March, but it was still pretty bad.

MLB fans and the aforementioned announcers ripped that call on Twitter. Here’s a roundup:

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