Week 21

May 18 – May 24, 2026

179 attempted robberies · 120.6″ of total stolen zone across the league.

Worst-cooked team
AZ

9.6″ stolen across 7 attempted robberies

Worst-cooked HP ump
Todd Tichenor

5 attempted robberies · max 2.4″

Worst calls of the week

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

2.4″
off the zone
#1

NYM @ WSH

Top 12th • 1-0 • 7-6

Bo Bichette vs Paxton Schultz

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Todd Tichenor • Challenged by NYM

Leverage: 4.71Egregiousness: 11.39
2.3″
off the zone
#2

CWS @ SF

Bot 5th • 1-0 • 4-4

Casey Schmitt vs Grant Taylor

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Chris Guccione • Challenged by SF

Leverage: 4.28Egregiousness: 9.96
3.5″
off the zone
#3

COL @ AZ

Bot 5th • 3-1 • 0-0

Gabriel Moreno vs Zach Agnos

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Carlos Torres • Challenged by AZ

Leverage: 1.80Egregiousness: 6.28
3.6″
off the zone
#4

BAL @ TB

Bot 4th • 2-0 • 1-1

Richie Palacios vs Shane Baz

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Stu Scheurwater • Challenged by TB

Leverage: 1.62Egregiousness: 5.80
1.3″
off the zone
#5

CWS @ SEA

Top 9th • 2-0 • 0-1

Munetaka Murakami vs Luis Castillo

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Ryan Blakney • Challenged by CWS

Leverage: 3.61Egregiousness: 4.63
3.3″
off the zone
#6

HOU @ MIN

Bot 2nd • 3-0 • 1-1

Tristan Gray vs Mike Burrows

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Gabe Morales • Challenged by MIN

Leverage: 1.26Egregiousness: 4.20
3.1″
off the zone
#7

DET @ BAL

Bot 9th • 2-1 • 4-1

Tyler O'Neill vs Drew Anderson

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Lance Barrett • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 1.30Egregiousness: 3.98
1.8″
off the zone
#8

NYM @ MIA

Top 7th • 3-1 • 1-2

Bo Bichette vs Eury Pérez

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Cory Blaser • Challenged by NYM

Leverage: 2.03Egregiousness: 3.59
1.1″
off the zone
#9

CIN @ PHI

Top 4th • 3-2 • 0-1

Sal Stewart vs Jesús Luzardo

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Will Little • Challenged by CIN

Leverage: 3.15Egregiousness: 3.59
2.0″
off the zone
#10

HOU @ CHC

Bot 3rd • 4-0 • 1-0

Nico Hoerner vs Spencer Arrighetti

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Chad Fairchild • Challenged by CHC

Leverage: 1.56Egregiousness: 3.14

How umped was your team

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

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Umpires, ranked

worst → least bad. don't @ us.

  1. 01NEW
    Todd Tichenor

    feasting again. 5 attempted robberies this week, max 2.4″ miss. the GOAT (heel).

    5 · 1.27″ avg · LI 1
  2. 02NEW
    Chris Guccione

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

    5 · 0.57″ avg · LI 3
  3. 03NEW
    Carlos Torres

    quietly cooked. all 3 attempted robberies came in high-leverage spots. that's a choice.

    3 · 1.40″ avg · LI 3
  4. 04↑9
    Stu Scheurwater

    rising. 9 spots up this week. keep watching.

    6 · 0.90″ avg · LI 1
  5. 05NEW
    Gabe Morales

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    4 · 1.41″ avg · LI 1
  6. 06↑10+
    Jansen Visconti

    up 10+. having a moment.

    5 · 0.81″ avg · LI 2
  7. 07↑10+
    Jim Wolf

    4-of-4 on high-leverage misses. cooking with intent.

    4 · 0.65″ avg · LI 4
  8. 08↑10+
    Jordan Baker

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

    5 · 1.50″ avg
  9. 09↑10+
    Rob Drake

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

    4 · 0.76″ avg · LI 3
  10. 10↑10+
    Cory Blaser

    up 10+. having a moment.

    4 · 0.72″ avg · LI 2
Worst Call of Week 21: 2.4″ stolen by Todd Tichenor (May 18 – May 24, 2026) | Abstap