It’s easy to understand the frustration throughout the Miami Marlins clubhouse. They have the worst record in the National League and the second-worst in all of baseball. They’ve lost eight of their past 10 games. And for Jazz Chisholm Jr. — once considered a potential star for the Marlins — he’s off to the worst offensive start since his rookie season.
So, on Tuesday night, it looked like home plate umpire Jansen Visconti was the unfair recipient of Chisholm’s frustration.
Batting in the seventh inning of Miami’s eventual 7-6 win, Chisholm was called out on strikes on a slider the caught the inside corner. Chisholm was convinced that the pitch was in and let Visconti hear about it. The broadcast also picked up everything Chisholm said after the strike call. (Warning: Strong language)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. was thrown out in the seventh after he was called out on strikes. pic.twitter.com/oUVofBrrBq
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As easy as it is to pile on umpires, Visconti actually handled the situation about as well as any umpire should. He recognized that Chisholm was frustrated over how the game was going and let him vent about the call. But once Chisholm continued to complain from the dugout, that was it for him. Visconti ejected Chisholm at that point, and there are plenty of umpires who would have tossed the Marlins outfielder before he even made it back to the dugout.
Plus, the strike call was correct. In fact, Visconti correctly called both borderline pitches in the at-bat.
Chisholm was in the wrong there, and he probably realized that once he made his way back into the clubhouse.