Week 26

Jun 22 – Jun 28, 2026

37 attempted robberies · 27.0″ of total stolen zone across the league.

Worst-cooked team
HOU

4.2″ stolen across 5 attempted robberies

Worst-cooked HP ump
Lance Barksdale

8 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.

1.9″
off the zone
#1

KC @ TB

Bot 8th • 2-0 • 2-1

Jonathan Aranda vs John Schreiber

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Gabe Morales • Challenged by TB

Leverage: 1.93Egregiousness: 3.76
2.4″
inside the zone
#2

LAD @ MIN

Top 4th • 1-2 • 1-1

Mookie Betts vs Zebby Matthews

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Lance Barksdale • Challenged by MIN

Leverage: 1.53Egregiousness: 3.63
1.2″
off the zone
#3

MIL @ CIN

Bot 9th • 1-0 • 0-0

Blake Dunn vs Trevor Megill

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Tyler Jones • Challenged by CIN

Leverage: 2.83Egregiousness: 3.48
1.9″
off the zone
#4

KC @ TB

Top 8th • 2-1 • 2-1

Maikel Garcia vs Cole Sulser

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Gabe Morales • Challenged by KC

Leverage: 1.81Egregiousness: 3.36
1.6″
off the zone
#5

HOU @ TOR

Top 1st • 2-0 • 1-0

Jose Altuve vs Dylan Cease

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Bill Miller • Challenged by HOU

Leverage: 1.82Egregiousness: 2.99
1.8″
off the zone
#6

CLE @ CWS

Top 3rd • 2-0 • 0-1

Rhys Hoskins vs Anthony Kay

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Nick Mahrley • Challenged by CLE

Leverage: 1.41Egregiousness: 2.54
2.2″
off the zone
#7

CLE @ CWS

Bot 1st • 1-1 • 0-0

Sam Antonacci vs Gavin Williams

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Nick Mahrley • Challenged by CWS

Leverage: 1.08Egregiousness: 2.35
1.4″
inside the zone
#8

MIL @ CIN

Top 5th • 0-2 • 0-0

David Hamilton vs Brady Singer

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Tyler Jones • Challenged by CIN

Leverage: 1.28Egregiousness: 1.75
0.7″
inside the zone
#9

LAD @ MIN

Top 8th • 1-3 • 2-1

Freddie Freeman vs Taylor Rogers

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Lance Barksdale • Challenged by MIN

Leverage: 2.42Egregiousness: 1.68
2.0″
inside the zone
#10

HOU @ TOR

Bot 3rd • 1-2 • 1-1

Ernie Clement vs Hunter Brown

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Bill Miller • Challenged by HOU

Leverage: 0.72Egregiousness: 1.44

How umped was your team

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

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MOST UMPEDnone
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ROUGH WEEKnone
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MIDnone
C
FINE
HOU
D
GOOD WEEK
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UMPS LOVED YOU
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Umpires, ranked

worst → least bad. don't @ us.

  1. 01↑10+
    Lance Barksdale

    8-for-8 on the leaderboard. avg 0.58″ off the rulebook. business as usual.

    8 · 0.58″ avg · LI 5
  2. 02↑8
    Gabe Morales

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

    2 · 1.90″ avg · LI 2
  3. 03↑8
    Tyler Jones

    specialist in moments that matter. 4 of 5 in high leverage.

    5 · 0.61″ avg · LI 4
  4. 04↑10
    Bill Miller

    up 10. having a moment.

    5 · 0.83″ avg · LI 2
  5. 05NEW
    Nick Mahrley

    rookie energy. memorable debut on the leaderboard.

    3 · 1.36″ avg · LI 1
  6. 06NEW
    Jeremie Rehak

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    3 · 1.03″ avg · LI 1
  7. 07NEW
    Jim Wolf

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    4 · 0.64″ avg · LI 1
  8. 08↑10+
    Shane Livensparger

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

    2 · 0.36″ avg · LI 1
  9. 09NEW
    Nate Tomlinson

    rookie energy. memorable debut on the leaderboard.

    1 · 0.55″ avg
  10. 10NEW
    Cory Blaser

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    1 · 0.28″ avg
Worst Call of Week 26: 1.9″ stolen by Gabe Morales (Jun 22 – Jun 28, 2026) | Abstap