Week 36

Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026

250 attempted robberies · 205.1″ of total stolen zone across the league.

Worst-cooked team
TB

20.5″ stolen across 10 attempted robberies

Worst-cooked HP ump
Sean Barber

7 attempted robberies · max 3.8″

Worst calls of the week

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

3.8″
off the zone
#1

BAL @ COL

Top 7th • 1-0 • 2-1

Leody Taveras vs Nick Frasso

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Sean Barber • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 3.30Egregiousness: 12.43
1.5″
inside the zone
#2

DET @ CLE

Top 10th • 0-1 • 2-2

Max Clark vs Cade Smith

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Jacob Metz • Challenged by CLE

Leverage: 6.56Egregiousness: 9.88
3.8″
off the zone
#3

BAL @ COL

Top 5th • 2-1 • 1-1

Blaze Alexander vs Tanner Gordon

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Sean Barber • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 2.49Egregiousness: 9.44
4.0″
off the zone
#4

DET @ CLE

Bot 8th • 2-0 • 3-1

Steven Kwan vs Jacob Waguespack

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Manny Gonzalez • Challenged by CLE

Leverage: 1.56Egregiousness: 6.29
1.7″
inside the zone
#5

DET @ CLE

Top 9th • 0-2 • 2-2

Riley Greene vs Cade Smith

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Jacob Metz • Challenged by CLE

Leverage: 3.33Egregiousness: 5.80
3.9″
off the zone
#6

NYM @ TB

Top 5th • 1-0 • 1-2

A.J. Ewing vs Freddy Peralta

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Ben May • Challenged by NYM

Leverage: 1.48Egregiousness: 5.75
2.6″
off the zone
#7

BAL @ COL

Bot 6th • 1-0 • 1-2

Adael Amador vs Josh Walker

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: John Libka • Challenged by COL

Leverage: 2.17Egregiousness: 5.73
5.5″
off the zone
#8

TB @ TEX

Top 4th • 1-1 • 1-0

Liam Hicks vs Jacob deGrom

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Will Little • Challenged by TB

Leverage: 0.99Egregiousness: 5.49
4.0″
off the zone
#9

SF @ NYM

Top 3rd • 1-0 • 0-0

Grant McCray vs Christian Scott

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: David Rackley • Challenged by SF

Leverage: 1.35Egregiousness: 5.35
2.9″
off the zone
#10

DET @ CLE

Bot 4th • 1-0 • 6-6

Steven Kwan vs Keider Montero

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Tom Hanahan • Challenged by CLE

Leverage: 1.62Egregiousness: 4.63

How umped was your team

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

S
MOST UMPED
TB
A
ROUGH WEEK
CLESF
B
MID
DETCHCTORMILBALWSHAZNYMKCMIN
C
FINE
TEXCOLCWSBOSLADCINSDLAAMIA
D
GOOD WEEK
SEAATHNYYPHIHOUSTLPITATL
F
UMPS LOVED YOUnone

Umpires, ranked

worst → least bad. don't @ us.

  1. 01NEW
    Sean Barber

    feasting again. 7 attempted robberies this week, max 3.8″ miss. the GOAT (heel).

    7 · 1.13″ avg · LI 7
  2. 02↑10+
    Jacob Metz

    9th-inning regular. 3 of 5 this week. closer than they should have been.

    5 · 0.98″ avg · LI 3
  3. 03↑10+
    Manny Gonzalez

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

    9 · 1.24″ avg · LI 3
  4. 04↑10+
    Tom Hanahan

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

    7 · 1.10″ avg · LI 4
  5. 05↑10+
    Ryan Blakney

    up 10+. having a moment.

    11 · 0.95″ avg · LI 2
  6. 06NEW
    Rob Drake

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    7 · 1.21″ avg · LI 2
  7. 07NEW
    John Libka

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    7 · 0.91″ avg · LI 1
  8. 08NEW
    Will Little

    first appearance. setting the tone early.

    6 · 1.61″ avg · LI 1
  9. 09↓7
    David Rackley

    used to be hotter. dropped 7 spots this week. enjoy it while it lasts.

    2 · 3.39″ avg
  10. 10↓9
    Dan Merzel

    redemption arc loading. tumbled 9 on the ladder.

    7 · 1.39″ avg · LI 1