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

MLB umpire CB Bucknor drew scrutiny and laughter connected Tuesday nighttime erstwhile helium made a bizarre telephone portion manning the archetypal basal enactment during a crippled betwixt the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays.

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

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Umpire CB Bucknor #54 during the crippled betwixt the 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 interaction archetypal basal and erstwhile helium was tagged, helium was out. The replay showed that Bauers intelligibly touched the archetypal basal container with Bucknor lone a fewer feet distant from the play.

The telephone was instantly overturned.

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

Bauers was seen smiling arsenic helium went backmost to archetypal basal arsenic was Brewers manager Pat Murphy. Rays manager Kevin Cash besides couldn’t assistance but smirk astatine the situation.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain besides weighed in.

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

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

Milwaukee Brewers' Gary Sánchez hits a solo location tally during the sixth inning of a shot crippled against the 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 the game.

Milwaukee improved to 4-1 with the victory. Tampa Bay fell to 2-3.

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