The San Diego Padres were able to punch their ticket back to the postseason with a thrilling 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in 11 innings on Monday night.
While the Padres had fun partying after the victory, during the game they were often frustrated by home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz. And for good reason, because the veteran umpire missed an astounding 25 calls.
Being an umpire at the highest level isn't the easiest job in the world and mistakes are going to be made. But 25!? That's ridiculous.
Here is a collection of Ortiz's bad calls, which hurt both teams throughout the night:
Umpire Roberto Ortiz missed 25 calls in the Brewers Padres game pic.twitter.com/yHbAxHc2M6
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) September 23, 2025
That is a brutal look for the league, especially since this is the final week of the regular season and there was so much on the line for the Padres.
MLB fans sounded off on Ortiz's performance:
This can't happen in a game that actually has playoff implications for both teams. How does this continue to be allowed? @mlb https://t.co/zksml7bM1h
— Dave (@DBrunette83) September 23, 2025
Worse than I thought. And I thought it was awful. https://t.co/sUEe4MoGqb
— Brian Graham 📺 (@blitzgrambo) September 23, 2025
There’s just no way a professional umpire is THIS bad unless he’s being bad on purpose https://t.co/vxHwbPT9Fi
— Brewers Babes (@BrewersBabes) September 23, 2025
I actually wondered at one point if maybe he was severely hungover. https://t.co/JF8UUfJQoQ
— NoTechBen (@NoTechBen) September 23, 2025
At some point these umpires have to be held accountable @MLB. This is Absolutly insane!! https://t.co/gfuuOwCgsp
— Phil (@PhanaticPhan20) September 23, 2025
I have never seen such an embarrassing performance behind the plate. Flipping a coin would have been a vast improvement.
— Rambling Al (@suitedconnect) September 23, 2025
Anything under 90% is awful. Might be under 80. https://t.co/WFYMjRRL5v
How does this guy have a job? https://t.co/IEuRkgyIAw
— Kyle Casper (@KyleCasper) September 23, 2025
25 chamadas erradas é INADIMISSÍVEL em qualquer nível de beisebol. Imagina então na @MLB. Fora o ponto atribuído aos Brewers mesmo depois da revisão no VAR. O jogador estava eliminado. https://t.co/apsLSqpUdA
— Henrique Porto (@henriqueporto) September 23, 2025
Yup. Just like I said last night. One of the worst called games I’ve watched. https://t.co/dATGS6fYiD
— Crawly's Cubs Kingdom (@crawlyscubs) September 23, 2025
Buddy was guessing lol https://t.co/iT4zjcH4NY
— Nathan Rieger (@rnscott12) September 23, 2025
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as MLB Ump Ripped After Missing an Astounding 25 Calls in Pivotal Brewers-Padres Game.
