There are blown calls, and then there’s whatever that was. In a league that claims to cherish tradition and integrity, MLB somehow keeps finding new ways to fumble both. The Yankees didn’t just get robbed—they got held up at gunpoint by the guys in blue. And just like that, Yankees pitchers’ no-hit masterpiece turned into a bizarre circus act, courtesy of a strike zone that seemed to move with the wind.
The umpires this season have made the headlines more than Shohei Ohtani, and for all the wrong reasons. They have botched strike calls, botched force-out calls, and every other out you can imagine. But this call cost a pitcher a no-no, and nobody is happy.
In a recent tweet, the Talkin’ Yankees tweeted a video that showed a check swing not being called a strike, and the next pitch, the batter got a hit. They wrote, “Umpires miss a check swing call on Gary Sanchez and he breaks up the no-hitter on the next pitch.” Clarke Schmidt’s near no-hitter was undone by a baffling check-swing reversal.
Umpires have flubbed more than a few calls this year, and the hard-luck Yankees keep bearing the brunt. And still, Schmidt, back after rehabbing his right shoulder tendinitis, managed to pitch seven hitless innings for the New York Yankees to hold the Baltimore Orioles to one hit in a 9-0 line on Saturday.
Umpires miss a check swing call on Gary Sanchez and he breaks up the no-hitter on the next pitch pic.twitter.com/lH1fOXP181
— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) June 21, 2025
Here’s a nifty stat check for context: overall league accuracy sits at around 88 percent. Meanwhile, nearly 9,850 missed calls have rattled games, walks, and strikeouts alike. But this isn’t just a Yankees problem. High‑zone strikes are disappearing; what once hit about half the time now lands at just 42 percent. Even veteran umps like Ángel Hernández have egregious error totals—over 160 blown calls in limited appearances. Until MLB implements ABS or robot umps, these inconsistencies will keep turning our game into a guessing show.
When the strike zone becomes a suggestion and not a standard, chaos isn’t a bug—it’s a feature. MLB can spin tradition all it wants, but fans aren’t blind and pitchers aren’t bulletproof. And if Clarke Schmidt’s heartbreak doesn’t move the needle, maybe robot umps should start warming up. Because at this rate, the only consistent thing behind the plate is the inconsistency. And no, “human error” doesn’t deserve a Hall of Fame plaque.
Yankees fans call for justice after Schmidt’s no-no goes for a toss after a wrong call
At this point, MLB might as well hand out blindfolds with umpire masks. The Yankees didn’t lose a game—they lost faith in the rulebook. One swing, one miss, one blown call later—and a masterpiece vanished. If justice exists in baseball, it sure didn’t show up in pinstripes.
A quip from a user, “Umps vs Yankees“ isn’t just a joke anymore—it’s starting to feel like a rivalry. The comment came after a check-swing blunder cost Schmidt a no-hitter. Fans watched the video in disbelief as Gary Sanchez stayed alive. One pitch later, history was gone—and so was trust in MLB’s officiating.
“That’s a strike 90%+ of the time. Total BS,“ one fan snapped in frustration. The post showed Gary Sanchez clearly swinging, but the ump saw otherwise. Instead of strike three, he got another pitch and broke up the no-no. Fans weren’t just mad—they were ready to audit the strike zone.
“Boone broke up the no-hitter,” a fan wrote, shifting blame from the ump to the dugout. They felt Schmidt was cruising but left vulnerable after a shaky mound visit. Instead of protecting his pitcher, Boone seemingly disrupted the rhythm. The comment stung because, well, it didn’t feel entirely wrong.
umps really have been against the yankees for some time now
— chris (@vas66912) June 21, 2025
One fan vented: “Umps really have been against the Yankees for some time now.“ They remembered Judge getting rung up on pitches inches outside in May. Another recalled the phantom tag that ended a rally against the Astros in June. Add Schmidt’s blown no-no, and the pattern feels less like a coincidence, more like sabotage.
“The umpiring this year has been abysmal,” one fan declared after Schmidt’s no-no was spoiled. They weren’t exaggerating—remember Soto’s strikeout on a ball in the dirt? Or the missed interference call in that wild series against Tampa? From April to June, MLB’s strike zone has looked more like abstract art.
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