Three days afterhaving six of his calls overturnedby MLB's newAutomated Balls and Strikes system, umpire C.B. Bucknor was in the spotlight once again Tuesday night.
Serving as the first-base umpire in Milwaukee for the Brewers' March 31 game against theTampa Bay Rays, Bucknor had one of the most blatant blown calls you'll ever see overturned by replay, leading to similar amused reactions in both dugouts.
The play occurred in the sixth inning with Milwaukee leading 4-2 and first baseman Jake Bauers at the plate. Bauers' line drive went off the glove of Rays second baseman Ben Williamson, who then threw wildly to first base.
The Rays retrieved the ball and tagged Bauers, whom Bucknor called out for failing to touch first base.
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As the television announcers pointed out, Bucknor didn't even seem to be looking at Bauers' foot as he clearly stepped on the first base bag.
It didn't take long for replay to overturn the call.
Bauers ended up stealing second base and coming around to score on Brandon Lockridge's RBI double asthe Brewers went on to a 6-2 win.
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"I don't know what happened,"Bauers told reporters after the game, avoiding repeated opportunities to comment any further. "I'm just thankful to get on base and thankful to come around and score."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:C.B. Bucknor has blatant missed call reversed in Brewers-Rays game