Stop me if you’ve heard this before but MLB umps have are having a very bad year.
We’ve seen so many missed calls, so many embarrassing calls, and even an ump acting like a child while throwing a pitcher out of a game.
And now we have another ump who seemed to be a little too unprofessional after ejecting a star player from a game.
This latest instance happened Wednesday night at Wrigley Field when home plate ump John Libka was seen smiling after tossing Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado from the game for arguing over a check swing.
Here was the moment:
Nolan Arenado was HEATED after this called third strike 😳
(via @BallySportsMW)pic.twitter.com/R37yd8l2Qy
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 25, 2022
Libka sure seemed to enjoy that.
Also, that wasn’t a swing:
— Welcome to the Ump Show (@umpjob) August 25, 2022
Fans were not happy with that ump.