Blue Notes · Umpire Grade2026-08-16
KC @ LAA
Home plate: Ramon De Jesus
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Umpire Grade
93.2% accurate
Run Favor
runs, KC
ABS Overturns
of 0 reviewed
What this shows — how Ramon De Jesus called the 146 pitches that were taken (no swing), graded against the tracked rulebook strike zone. He got 136 right. Below, only his misses are plotted, alongside every pitch the ABS (Automated Ball-Strike System) reviewed on a challenge.
The zone, as he called it
strike called ballball called strike
The calls that moved the game
- 1+0.69▲4 · 3-2 strike called ball
Nick Loftin vs Ryan Johnson - 2-0.69▲8 · 3-2 ball called strike
Isaac Collins vs Michael Fulmer - 3+0.39▲8 · 2-2 strike called ball
Isaac Collins vs Michael Fulmer
Run impact from the count run-value table: a missed strike three is worth far more than one on 3-0.
ABS — the Automated Ball-Strike System
No pitches were challenged in this game.