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It has been a unsmooth 24 hours for C.B. Bucknor.
On Tuesday night, nan longtime Major League Baseball umpire made an egregious call when, without looking, he ruled a runner did not touch first guidelines and called him retired — yet Jake Bauers' cleat deed smack-dab successful nan mediate of nan bag.
After going viral connected societal media, Bucknor, 63, took an moreover harder occupation connected Wednesday by going down nan plate, which successful nan ABS era has put umpires nether nan biggest microscope they've ever been under.
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Umpire C.B. Bucknor is injured successful nan 2nd inning connected a foul shot and leaves during nan crippled betwixt nan Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays astatine American Family Field connected April 1, 2026, successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (John Fisher/Getty Images)
Well, Bucknor's time ended early aft a 100.2 mph transportation was foul tipped and deed him straight successful his facemask.
Flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski was connected nan bump for nan Milwaukee Brewers facing Nick Fortes of nan Tampa Bay Rays erstwhile Fortes fouled nan transportation off. Both Fortes and Brewers catcher William Contreras instantly knew nan severity of nan situation.
Brewers training unit came onto nan section to thin to a shaken up Bucknor, who near soon after.
Umpire C.B. Bucknor is assisted by aesculapian unit aft taking a foul transportation to nan facemask during nan first inning of nan Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers crippled successful nan first inning astatine American Family Field. (Michael McLoone/Imagn Images)
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The crippled was delayed respective minutes arsenic nan umpiring unit needed personification caller down nan sheet — nan remainder of nan crippled went pinch 3 umps.
Milwaukee scored six runs successful nan eighth inning to return an 8-2 triumph for their 5th triumph successful their first six games of nan season.
Bucknor has been an umpire since 1996, moving nan 2005 and 2021 All-Star Game arsenic good arsenic five American League Division Series. He is 1 of nan 2 longest-tenured umpires successful nan fields and has been connected nan section for 2 no-hitters.
Umpire CB Bucknor is assisted by aesculapian unit aft taking a foul transportation to nan facemask during nan first inning of nan Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers crippled successful nan first inning astatine American Family Field. (Michael McLoone/Imagn Images)
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Bucknor has antecedently near astatine slightest 2 games, including 1 successful 2013 wherever he took different foul extremity to nan mask.
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