Week 16

Apr 13 – Apr 19, 2026

200 attempted robberies · 159.3″ of total stolen zone across the league.

Worst-cooked team
COL

13.8″ stolen across 8 attempted robberies

Worst-cooked HP ump
Dan Iassogna

7 attempted robberies · max 3.0″

Worst calls of the week

The 10 biggest attempted robberies, ranked by leverage × how far the call missed the zone.

2.3″
off the zone
#1

COL @ HOU

Top 7th • 2-2 • 3-2

Hunter Goodman vs AJ Blubaugh

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: John Bacon • Challenged by COL

Leverage: 4.82Egregiousness: 10.94
3.0″
inside the zone
#2

LAD @ COL

Top 8th • 1-3 • 3-4

Andy Pages vs Jaden Hill

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Dan Iassogna • Challenged by COL

Leverage: 3.53Egregiousness: 10.50
2.9″
off the zone
#3

LAD @ COL

Top 6th • 2-0 • 3-2

Teoscar Hernández vs Ryan Feltner

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Dan Iassogna • Challenged by LAD

Leverage: 2.50Egregiousness: 7.35
2.6″
inside the zone
#4

AZ @ BAL

Bot 7th • 1-2 • 7-6

Taylor Ward vs Jonathan Loáisiga

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Brennan Miller • Challenged by AZ

Leverage: 2.63Egregiousness: 6.82
4.6″
off the zone
#5

BAL @ CLE

Top 8th • 4-0 • 4-6

Jeremiah Jackson vs Erik Sabrowski

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Bruce Dreckman • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 1.47Egregiousness: 6.79
2.7″
inside the zone
#6

NYM @ LAD

Bot 7th • 0-2 • 1-1

Freddie Freeman vs Nolan McLean

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Hunter Wendelstedt • Challenged by NYM

Leverage: 2.43Egregiousness: 6.57
5.1″
off the zone
#7

TOR @ MIL

Bot 7th • 1-0 • 1-0

Joey Ortiz vs Braydon Fisher

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Chris Guccione • Challenged by MIL

Leverage: 1.05Egregiousness: 5.39
0.8″
inside the zone
#8

CWS @ ATH

Top 10th • 3-3 • 6-6

Chase Meidroth vs Jack Perkins

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Chad Whitson • Challenged by ATH

Leverage: 6.56Egregiousness: 5.15
2.2″
inside the zone
#9

TB @ PIT

Bot 4th • 0-2 • 0-1

Oneil Cruz vs Shane McClanahan

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Paul Clemons • Challenged by TB

Leverage: 2.05Egregiousness: 4.49
2.2″
off the zone
#10

CLE @ STL

Bot 8th • 3-0 • 5-4

Alec Burleson vs Erik Sabrowski

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Roberto Ortiz • Challenged by STL

Leverage: 1.93Egregiousness: 4.20

How umped was your team

All 30 teams, tier'd by cumulative ABS-overturned magnitude.

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MOST UMPEDnone
A
ROUGH WEEK
COLCWSATH
B
MID
LAAMILHOUATLNYMBOS
C
FINE
KCSFBALSDTB
D
GOOD WEEK
STLSEAAZLADWSHMINTEXNYYDETPITCHCMIACINCLETORPHI
F
UMPS LOVED YOUnone

Umpires, ranked

worst → least bad. don't @ us.

  1. 01↑10+
    Dan Iassogna

    7-for-7 on the leaderboard. avg 1.85″ off the rulebook. business as usual.

    7 · 1.85″ avg · LI 2
  2. 02NEW
    John Bacon

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    4 · 1.56″ avg · LI 1
  3. 03↑3
    Chris Guccione

    up 3. having a moment.

    5 · 1.79″ avg · LI 1
  4. 04↓2
    Hunter Wendelstedt

    had a week. 4 attempted robberies, 1.41″ avg miss.

    4 · 1.41″ avg · LI 1
  5. 05↑8
    Bruce Dreckman

    up 8. having a moment.

    7 · 0.90″ avg · LI 1
  6. 06NEW
    Gabe Morales

    doesn't miss garbage time. 3 of 4 in high-LI spots.

    4 · 0.95″ avg · LI 3
  7. 07↑10+
    Chad Fairchild

    up 10+. having a moment.

    3 · 2.64″ avg
  8. 08↑10+
    Brennan Miller

    rising. 10+ spots up this week. keep watching.

    4 · 0.82″ avg · LI 1
  9. 09↑10+
    Chad Whitson

    the late-inning specialist. 3 of 4 attempted robberies in the 9th. heartbreaker hours.

    4 · 0.27″ avg · LI 3
  10. 10↑6
    Lance Barrett

    rising. 6 spots up this week. keep watching.

    5 · 1.33″ avg · LI 1
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