Week 18

Apr 27 – May 3, 2026

198 attempted robberies · 145.1″ of total stolen zone across the league.

Worst-cooked team
SD

14.9″ stolen across 14 attempted robberies

Worst-cooked HP ump
Doug Eddings

4 attempted robberies · max 2.9″

Worst calls of the week

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

2.9″
off the zone
#1

AZ @ CHC

Bot 5th • 3-2 • 2-3

Ian Happ vs Merrill Kelly

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Doug Eddings • Challenged by CHC

Leverage: 3.71Egregiousness: 10.91
2.5″
inside the zone
#2

CHC @ SD

Top 6th • 3-2 • 2-2

Matt Shaw vs David Morgan

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Dan Bellino • Challenged by SD

Leverage: 2.89Egregiousness: 7.13
1.7″
inside the zone
#3

SF @ PHI

Bot 9th • 0-2 • 2-1

Brandon Marsh vs Ryan Walker

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Charlie Ramos • Challenged by SF

Leverage: 4.09Egregiousness: 6.90
2.4″
off the zone
#4

BAL @ NYY

Top 7th • 3-0 • 3-4

Samuel Basallo vs Fernando Cruz

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Alfonso Márquez • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 2.54Egregiousness: 6.01
3.3″
inside the zone
#5

LAD @ STL

Top 9th • 1-1 • 3-1

Miguel Rojas vs Jared Shuster

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Charlie Ramos • Challenged by STL

Leverage: 1.62Egregiousness: 5.29
5.8″
inside the zone
#6

DET @ ATL

Top 2nd • 1-3 • 0-0

Matt Vierling vs Bryce Elder

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Roberto Ortiz • Challenged by ATL

Leverage: 0.88Egregiousness: 5.13
2.3″
inside the zone
#7

SEA @ MIN

Bot 5th • 1-1 • 0-1

Josh Bell vs Logan Gilbert

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Doug Eddings • Challenged by SEA

Leverage: 2.27Egregiousness: 5.12
1.6″
off the zone
#8

CIN @ PIT

Bot 7th • 4-2 • 0-0

Bryan Reynolds vs Chase Burns

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Alan Porter • Challenged by PIT

Leverage: 3.04Egregiousness: 4.97
1.4″
off the zone
#9

ATL @ COL

Top 5th • 4-2 • 5-4

Eli White vs Kyle Freeland

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Bill Miller • Challenged by ATL

Leverage: 3.15Egregiousness: 4.47
1.1″
off the zone
#10

NYM @ LAA

Top 10th • 3-1 • 3-3

Francisco Alvarez vs Ryan Zeferjahn

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: John Tumpane • Challenged by NYM

Leverage: 3.38Egregiousness: 3.83

How umped was your team

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

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MOST UMPEDnone
A
ROUGH WEEK
SDATLHOU
B
MID
BALTORSTLPIT
C
FINE
LAALADCINAZCHCPHIATH
D
GOOD WEEK
MINSFNYYSEANYMTEXMIABOSCOLKCMILDETWSHCWSTBCLE
F
UMPS LOVED YOUnone

Umpires, ranked

worst → least bad. don't @ us.

  1. 01↑10+
    Doug Eddings

    feasting again. 4 attempted robberies this week, max 2.9″ miss. the GOAT (heel).

    4 · 1.69″ avg · LI 3
  2. 02NEW
    Charlie Ramos

    doesn't miss garbage time. 3 of 5 in high-LI spots.

    5 · 1.55″ avg · LI 3
  3. 03↑10+
    Laz Diaz

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

    9 · 1.00″ avg · LI 4
  4. 04↑10+
    Dan Bellino

    up 10+. having a moment.

    6 · 0.79″ avg · LI 2
  5. 05↑10+
    Alfonso Márquez

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

    5 · 0.91″ avg · LI 2
  6. 06↑10+
    Alan Porter

    doesn't miss garbage time. 4 of 6 in high-LI spots.

    6 · 0.53″ avg · LI 4
  7. 07NEW
    Bill Miller

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    5 · 1.12″ avg · LI 1
  8. 08NEW
    Sean Barber

    9th-inning regular. 3 of 6 this week. closer than they should have been.

    6 · 0.96″ avg · LI 2
  9. 09↑10+
    Marvin Hudson

    up 10+. having a moment.

    5 · 1.49″ avg · LI 1
  10. 10↑10+
    Mark Ripperger

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

    4 · 1.45″ avg · LI 2
Worst Call of Week 18: 2.9″ stolen by Doug Eddings (Apr 27 – May 3, 2026) | Abstap