But home-plate umpire Brian Gorman ruled it a wild pitch, allowing A-Rod to score from third. ❋ Brian Costa (2010)
Sports Bias in the Strike Zone When a major-league home-plate umpire is of the same race or ethnicity as the pitcher, he's more likely to call strikes, a study finds. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Posey was knocked out by a home-plate collision this week that resulted in a broken leg that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season. ❋ Danny Groner (2011)
He showed up to work early, played hard, embraced home-plate collisions and—by all accounts—worked his tail off. ❋ Jeff Pearlman (2012)
In one game alone Thursday, home-plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt missed 31 ball-strike calls. ❋ Cindy Boren (2010)
The pitch, down and in, appeared to have caught the inside corner of the strike zone, but the home-plate umpire thought otherwise. ❋ William Fredrick Cooper (2011)
There were the return-air ducts behind the home-plate area; several opposing managers, Mr. Lester said, were convinced that the dome's maintenance staff made sure those vents blew air out when the Twins were hitting (to aid the flight of a long fly ball) and sucked air in when they weren't. ❋ Mike Sielski (2010)
But maybe they should have -- Posey was knocked out by a home-plate collision this week that resulted in a broken leg that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season. ❋ Danny Groner (2011)
Every time he enters a game, when he steps on the mound, he picks up the ball, returns it to the home-plate umpire and requests a new one. ❋ Brian Costa (2011)
Cervelli on DL With Concussion Symptoms A week after he was slammed in a home-plate collision in Baltimore, the Yankees have placed catcher Francisco Cervelli on the disabled list with concussion symptoms—a move that, in effect, could end his time with the major-league club. ❋ Unknown (2011)
But home-plate umpire Jerry Layne called him out as he slid into the bag. ❋ Brian Costa (2011)
While the pitch appeared to be well off the plate, the home-plate umpire rung A-Rod up for the second out. ❋ William Fredrick Cooper (2011)
Though there were several other hard-hit balls against Zimmermann, it also seemed as if he was dealing with a tight strike zone of home-plate umpire D.J. Reyburn. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Getty Images When a major-league home-plate umpire is of the same race or ethnicity as the pitcher, he's more likely to call strikes. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Both teams also dealt with the generous strike zone, particularly on the outside corner, of home-plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Natalies,: home-plate bat smash: on that rat with a club-limb was worth wathing 3-4 or more times. ❋ Unknown (2009)
