MLB umpire missed 24 calls leading to possible change in Pittsburgh Guardians game outcome

Key Highlights

• Chris Conroy missed 24 calls in the Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians game
• Cleveland Guardians beat Pittsburgh Pirates by 10-7
• MLB umpires have been making several such errors in recent matches

It seems like the MLB umpires have recently turned into interns, looking into how they are making continuous silly mistakes due to which the teams have to suffer. Currently, the target of such bad umpiring is the Pittsburgh Pirates, who might have lost the game to Cleveland Guardians due to umpire Chris Conroy’s mistakes. What happened in the PNC Park on April 18, 2025? Why are fans lashing out at Chris Conroy? Here are the details!
Veteran umpire Chris Conroy missed 24 callsOn April 18, 2025, the Pittsburgh Pirates faced the Cleveland Guardians at PNC Park. The highly competitive game led the Guardians to beat the Pirates on their home ground. But, did the Pirates actually lose? Or was it a result of missed calls by Chris Conroy?

The game’s umpire, Chris Conroy, supposedly missed 24 calls throughout the game. The errors were reported by the Umpire Auditor over X and several fans caught up with the news.

Umpire Chris Conroy missed a SEASON HIGH 24 calls in the Pirates Guardians game. pic.twitter.com/obCwLzR58r

— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) April 19, 2025

One of the main reasons why this was unexpected is because Chris Conroy is one of the veteran MLB umpires. He has been with MLB for the past 12 years, has taken on-field decisions for various League Championship games, and was even a part of the 2022 World Series. Such silly mistakes from an experienced umpire was quite unexpected.
Did Chris Conroy’s mistakes alter the Pirates-Guardians match outcome?Though Cleveland Guardians did beat the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park, which was a much-awaited win for the former, doubts are lingering about the match outcome. Though the Guardians led the victory by 10-7, the Pirates also showed great resilience on the field. Pirates’ shortstop Oneil Cruz, made a leadoff home run, which played a major role in the game scores.

But, the 24 missed calls by Chris Conroy possibly changed the outcome of the game. There are chances that had Conroy made those calls, it would have made a huge difference in the game.

Umpire Mike Estabrook missed 21 calls in the Dodgers Rockies game.

With a correct call rate of only 86.5%, this was the 5th worst called game of the season pic.twitter.com/mrElfEN87y

— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) April 17, 2025

Besides, this is not the first time an MLB umpire is seen conducting such errors in the game. Since the beginning of the 2025 season, umpires have been seen making such silly errors. Such scenarios are raising questions regarding the umpires’ accuracy and caliber. Will MLB take any action against the umpires? Or will the teams continue to face the inadequacy of the so-called expert umpires? It remains to be seen.

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