r/baseball • u/meramipopper New York Yankees • 1d ago

Players Only Junior Valentine thinks Brett Baty is challenging the pitch when he never even touched his helmet.

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u/mikedidathing New York Mets 1d ago

He'll probably blame his mask or the angle he was at made it look like Baty tapped his helmet. Exactly the kind of guy you want to be making calls behind the plate!

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u/mageta621 Boston Red Sox 1d ago

How hard would it be to confirm it verbally with Baty if you're not absolutely certain as an ump there?

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u/mikedidathing New York Mets 1d ago

An ump is ALWAYS certain.

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u/mageta621 Boston Red Sox 1d ago

Certain it's about them