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Umpires Have Blown The Call On The First Batter In Three Consecutive World Series Games

The outcome of the first plate appearance in each of the last three World Series games has been blown by either the plate umpire or the first base umpire.

Throughout all six games, numerous ball and strikes have been miscalled, many of them maddeningly obvious. We need robots, so we can enjoy watching the players determine the outcome of the games, but at this point, I'll take malfunctioning robots over the crew MLB chose for the 2019 World Series.

Game 4

Plate umpire James Hoye calls Strike 3 on Pitch #8 to Astros leadoff batter George Springer.