The frustration of inconsistent strike zones came to a head Sunday afternoon as one of the leaders on the Pittsburgh Pirates took to social media to publicly call for an automated ball-strike system.
After the team’s 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes posted on his X account an interaction with home plate umpire Bill Miller, detailing an egregious strike two call and comments made shortly after:
Some umpires really don’t care. 3-1 call not even close. I hold him accountable after the game walking off the field and his response is “ u2642ufe0f I gave you a chance to hit a homerun” that tells me you don’t care at all.