Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
John Bacon
9 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
93.4% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
30/48 calls
Best game 96.8% · worst 87.6%. Grade is accuracy on taken pitches vs the rulebook zone; ABS is the Automated Ball-Strike System challenge record (how often the robots overruled him).
The games
| Game | Grade | Favor | ABS | Blue Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL @ NYM2026-06-12 | A- | 0.7 NYM | 3/4 | Pitchers found a little extra real estate. |
| SEA @ KC2026-05-24 | B- | 0.2 SEA | 0/3 | Down the middle. Both dugouts had the same zone. |
| NYM @ WSH2026-05-20 | D | 0.8 WSH | 1/2 | Expanded the plate a touch past its 17 inches. |
| COL @ PHI2026-05-09 | A | 0.0 COL | 4/6 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| CLE @ KC2026-05-05 | A- | 0.7 KC | 4/5 | Nothing that'll trend, and on this beat that's a compliment. |
| SF @ TB2026-05-01 | A- | 0.7 SF | 3/6 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| SEA @ STL2026-04-26 | A- | 0.6 STL | 8/9 | The challenge cart got its steps in. |
| PHI @ CHC2026-04-22 | B- | 0.7 CHC | 3/6 | The zone had wings tonight. |
| COL @ HOU2026-04-16 | A | 0.8 COL | 4/7 | The zone kept its promises. |