MLB umpire draws criticism, laughter for bizarre call during Brewers-Rays game

MLB umpire CB Bucknor drew scrutiny and laughter connected Tuesday nighttime erstwhile he made a bizarre telephone while manning nan first guidelines statement during a crippled betwixt nan Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays.

The oddity took spot successful nan bottommost of nan sixth inning pinch Brewers batter Jake Bauers astatine nan sheet going up against Rays pitcher Cole Sulser. Bauers deed a liner to Rays 2nd baseman Ben Williamson, who knocked nan shot down but his rushed propulsion to first guidelines was wide.

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Umpire CB Bucknor #54 during nan crippled betwixt nan Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays astatine American Family Field connected March 30, 2026 successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (John Fisher/Getty Images)

It was a remarkably regular play by baseball’s standards. But Bucknor ruled that Bauers didn’t touch first guidelines and erstwhile he was tagged, he was out. The replay showed that Bauers intelligibly touched nan first guidelines container pinch Bucknor only a fewer feet distant from nan play.

The call was instantly overturned.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Jake Bauers is congratulated successful nan dugout aft hitting a solo location tally during nan eighth inning of a shot crippled against nan Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, successful Milwaukee.  (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Bauers was seen smiling arsenic he went backmost to first guidelines arsenic was Brewers head Pat Murphy. Rays head Kevin Cash besides couldn’t thief but smirk astatine nan situation.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain besides weighed in.

"This is truthful bad you conscionable person to laugh!!  Something has to beryllium done," he wrote connected X.

Milwaukee ended up winning nan game, 6-2. Bauers was 2-for-4 pinch an RBI. He deed a location tally disconnected Yoendrys Gomez successful nan eighth inning to widen nan lead.

Milwaukee Brewers' Gary Sánchez hits a solo location tally during nan sixth inning of a shot crippled against nan Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, successful Milwaukee.  (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

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Gary Sanchez besides had a location tally successful nan game.

Milwaukee improved to 4-1 pinch nan victory. Tampa Bay fell to 2-3.

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