Week 22

May 25 – May 31, 2026

189 attempted robberies · 134.7″ of total stolen zone across the league.

Worst-cooked team

11.9″ stolen across 9 attempted robberies

Worst-cooked HP ump

9 attempted robberies · max 4.3

Worst calls of the week

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

4.3
off the zone
#1

STL @ MIL

Top 9th • 3-1 • 1-2

Bryan Torres vs Trevor Megill

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Todd Tichenor • Challenged by STL

Leverage: 4.21Egregiousness: 18.32
1.1
off the zone
#2

MIN @ CWS

Top 11th • 4-1 • 2-2

Byron Buxton vs Tyler Davis

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Adam Beck • Challenged by MIN

Leverage: 9.56Egregiousness: 10.82
5.5
off the zone
#3

COL @ LAD

Bot 1st • 1-0 • 0-0

Mookie Betts vs Tanner Gordon

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Erich Bacchus • Challenged by LAD

Leverage: 1.57Egregiousness: 8.70
2.9
off the zone
#4

BOS @ CLE

Top 5th • 1-1 • 1-2

Connor Wong vs Tanner Bibee

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Austin Jones • Challenged by BOS

Leverage: 2.16Egregiousness: 6.27
1.6
off the zone
#5

TB @ BAL

Bot 9th • 2-2 • 2-2

Leody Taveras vs Bryan Baker

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Ryan Additon • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 3.78Egregiousness: 5.88
2.3
inside the zone
#6

DET @ CWS

Top 8th • 1-3 • 2-1

Dillon Dingler vs Sean Newcomb

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Hunter Wendelstedt • Challenged by CWS

Leverage: 2.42Egregiousness: 5.47
3.1
off the zone
#7

DET @ CWS

Bot 7th • 1-1 • 2-1

Sam Antonacci vs Troy Melton

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Hunter Wendelstedt • Challenged by CWS

Leverage: 1.58Egregiousness: 4.91
2.8
off the zone
#8

PHI @ SD

Top 8th • 1-1 • 4-2

Alec Bohm vs Wandy Peralta

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Nestor Ceja • Challenged by PHI

Leverage: 1.71Egregiousness: 4.84
2.1
off the zone
#9

ATL @ CIN

Bot 6th • 3-2 • 3-4

Will Benson vs Didier Fuentes

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Nick Mahrley • Challenged by CIN

Leverage: 2.24Egregiousness: 4.74
3.2
off the zone
#10

MIA @ TOR

Top 2nd • 4-2 • 0-0

Connor Norby vs Spencer Miles

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Gabe Morales • Challenged by MIA

Leverage: 1.46Egregiousness: 4.66

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. 01FLAT
    Todd Tichenor

    feasting again. 9 attempted robberies this week, max 4.3″ miss. the GOAT (heel).

    9 · 0.91″ avg · LI 5
  2. 02NEW
    Hunter Wendelstedt

    quietly cooked. all 4 attempted robberies came in high-leverage spots. that's a choice.

    4 · 2.30″ avg · LI 4
  3. 03↑10+
    Erich Bacchus

    doesn't miss garbage time. 2 of 3 in high-LI spots.

    3 · 2.57″ avg · LI 2
  4. 04NEW
    Adam Beck

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    7 · 0.23″ avg · LI 2
  5. 05↑10+
    Austin Jones

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

    5 · 1.01″ avg · LI 2
  6. 06↑10+
    Ryan Additon

    9th-inning regular. 4 of 6 this week. closer than they should have been.

    6 · 0.96″ avg · LI 2
  7. 07↑10+
    Nestor Ceja

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

    5 · 0.84″ avg · LI 3
  8. 08↑10+
    Emil Jimenez

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

    8 · 1.25″ avg · LI 1
  9. 09NEW
    Nick Mahrley

    rookie energy. memorable debut on the leaderboard.

    3 · 0.94″ avg · LI 1
  10. 10↓5
    Gabe Morales

    redemption arc loading. tumbled 5 on the ladder.

    3 · 1.70″ avg
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