Where did this miss?
Most "misses" by major league umpires are borderline. The strike box may see the pitch one way, but in reality, it's a miniscule difference between one outcome and another.
Not this pitch during the Toronto Blue Jays' Monday night matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
This? This was an intense miss.
Zach Eflin threw this baseball right down the middle.
Ernie Clement, up 1-0 in the count, watched it go by, figuring he was taking just strike one.
But the umpire didn't move. There was no strike call. Everybody else kind of froze, unsure of how to proceed.
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— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 29, 2025
That, frankly, is astonishing.
It's hard to fathom missing this one.
Even a rushed frame by the catcher can't impact the call here. The pitch was right down the middle.
It's a true flub in a profession that has very few once these guys get to the highest level. On Monday, though, the Blue Jays picked up one of the most outrageous ball calls in MLB history.
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