Bucknor, who has been the subject of blown calls early in the 2024 season, took heat yet again after a blown call to end a game came after a three-hour rain delay. Saturday’s contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox ended after Bucknor called strike three on Cardinals’ Ivan Herrera, which was clearly outside the strike zone. The White Sox escaped with a 6-5 win in 10 innings despite the Cardinals having the bases loaded with no outs. But Bucknor was quick to call out Herrera, who crouched in the batter’s box stunned that the umpire even made the call. “After all of that, he’s going to call a pitch off the plate.”Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol discussed the call after the game.

Source: Fox News May 06, 2024 06:37 UTC