There are plenty of times when umpires get it wrong and call a pitch well out of the zone a strike. But on three pitches in a row? That's not a good look.
But that's exactly what happened to Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna on Wednesday when he faced New York Mets pitcher Tylor Megill. Ozuna struck out on three consecutive pitches, all of which were clearly outside of the strike zone.
Ozuna appeared to have some words for the plate umpire after the called strike three.
Umpire Brian O'Nora stole an at bat from Marcell Ozuna. All three pitches were outside the zone. All three pitches were called strikes.#Mets #Braves pic.twitter.com/f0R41Uv7VT
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) May 4, 2022
Marcell Ozuna did not like this strike three call (or the previous two strike calls) pic.twitter.com/Y1tax4UdZi
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 4, 2022
He wasn't alone. Fans quickly took to Twitter to dissect the at-bat, and to point out where the pitches actually hit.
Brian O'Nora just called Marcell Ozuna out on three straight balls. pic.twitter.com/AzJrFEuNt3
— Baseball GIFs (@gifs_baseball) May 4, 2022
Lucky for the Braves, Ozuna's at-bat didn't hurt their chances of winning as they went on to defeat the Mets 9-2.
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