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| System ID: | jl-d2bff2814be601df798c425d400205b6 |
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| Title: | Umpire CB Bucknor leaves game after taking a foul ball off his facemask |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | taking; bucknor; second; umpire; umpires; foul; system; bauers; ball; cb; zone; red; leaves; facemask; game; strike; Tampa Bay Rays; Cincinnati Reds; Strike zone; Milwaukee Brewers; Boston Red Sox; Umpire (baseball); Inning; Major League Baseball; Nick Fortes; American Family Field; Alex Cora; Foul tip; Foul ball; Fastball; First baseman; Catcher |
| Datetime: | 4/1/2026, 6:43:35 PM |
| Summary: | CB Bucknor’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week worsened Wednesday when the home-plate umpire left the Milwaukee Brewers-Tampa Bay Rays game after taking a foul ball off his face mask. Later in the game, Bucknor called the Red Sox’s Trevor Story out on a check swing. Bucknor permitted Story to stay in the game but ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora for arguing. “The strike zone has never been an exact science,” said former umpire Gary Darling. “Obviously, it’s close to what the normal strike zone is.... |
