Marty Foster’s blown interference call sent Twitter into a frenzied rage
MLB umpire Marty Foster put himself in the spotlight Wednesday with one of the worst calls ever seen in baseball.
There are several MLB umpires who always seem to put themselves in the news because of terrible calls. Marty Foster decided to take it to a whole new level Wednesday afternoon with one of most absurd calls in the history of baseball.
Foster called interference or obstruction in what had Milwaukee Brewers and Miami Marlins fans confused. Twitter also flew into a frenzy over the call that seemed like it had to be a joke.
Isan Diaz was literally running on the grass and was out by 10 feet. Unbelievably horrible call. #UmpShow pic.twitter.com/LDEQJ5rDeI
— Sam Kuffel (@SamKuffelWx) April 28, 2021
Twitter reacts to Marty Foster trying to make himself the star of the show
What exactly is this? Foster turned a routine out into a total disaster and was clearly just trying to make some sort of ridiculous call.
Marty Foster and Angel Hernandez on their way to umpire a baseball game like... pic.twitter.com/gHyMA5McLk
— Reviewing the Brew (@ReviewngTheBrew) April 28, 2021
It’s like MLB umpires want to lose their jobs and be replaced by robots. Marty Foster just made one of the worst calls I’ve seen this year (and I’ve seen a lot of them). #Brewers #Marlins
— Jake Mastroianni (@ShortStopBall) April 28, 2021
The Marty Foster retire from umpiring challenge
— Brewers Bird App Lord & Savior (@BrewersRaptor) April 28, 2021
Such a call is only supposed to be made in clear and obvious instances. What we have here is a player running on the grass who ends up taking a step to the side to avoid contact feet away from the base. All fans can do is laugh at the latest example of an umpire failing at their job.
That call by Marty Foster was an absolute joke.
— Hey Colligan Man (@HeyColliganMan) April 28, 2021
#Brewers wanted strike call on bunt attempt by Alcantara. Of course, Marty Foster thinks otherwise. He hears about it from dugout and Foster ejects bench coach Pat Murphy. So, Murphy comes out and gives him an earful. Probably heard about bogus interference call too.
— Tom (@Haudricourt) April 28, 2021
MARTY FOSTER pic.twitter.com/VnMP1IXmfF
— brewersguy69 (@BawitdaBadger69) April 28, 2021
Will Foster face discipline for yet another terrible call? Probably not, based on how MLB seems to operate when it comes to the umpires.
Marty Foster wasting no time this year in his race against Angel Hernandez, Laz Diaz and Joe West for worst ump in the game. https://t.co/SXHlJGwCTp
— Pointless Exercise (@desipiodotcom) April 28, 2021
Okay but seriously are umpires drug tested because you would have to be out of your mind high to make a call this stupid. Like Marty Foster must have been hallucinating an entirely different universe than the one his body is currently located in. Come on dude. https://t.co/L1XV0J0y2y
— Matt Burnell (@mdburnell) April 28, 2021
I hope Marty Foster steps on a lego tonight
— Carson S (Oliver Drake fan account) (@CarsonS_97) April 28, 2021
Calls like this can change the course of a game and it remains a mystery why umpires can’t get overturned by their own crew on such awful decisions. It makes everyone look bad and this is not a great look for the entire profession.
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