Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Laz Diaz
19 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
92.8% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
53/91 calls
Best game 94.7% · worst 89.2%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA @ MIN2026-07-12 | B+ | 0.1 MIN | 1/4 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| SEA @ MIA2026-07-08 | A- | 0.2 MIA | 3/3 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| BAL @ CIN2026-07-03 | C | 1.5 CIN | 6/7 | Hawkeye did more talking than the umpire tonight. |
| CIN @ NYY2026-06-20 | C+ | 1.6 NYY | 2/4 | The corners were friendlier in one direction tonight. |
| SD @ STL2026-06-15 | B+ | 0.8 STL | 0/0 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| SEA @ DET2026-06-07 | B | 0.2 DET | 5/9 | This one went to video review more than most. |
| CLE @ NYY2026-06-03 | B | 0.7 CLE | 5/6 | ABS had a long evening on this one. |
| COL @ LAD2026-05-27 | B+ | 0.4 LAD | 1/4 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| ATH @ SD2026-05-23 | B+ | 0.5 SD | 2/4 | The black wasn't in play tonight. |
| BOS @ KC2026-05-18 | B- | 0.2 KC | 2/4 | One of those nights the numbers won't flatter. |
| CHC @ CWS2026-05-15 | B | 0.0 CWS | 2/5 | The zone kept its promises. |
| HOU @ BOS2026-05-03 | B- | 1.3 HOU | 6/9 | This one went to video review more than most. |
| STL @ PIT2026-04-29 | B+ | 0.8 STL | 3/5 | Down the middle. Both dugouts had the same zone. |
| DET @ CIN2026-04-25 | A- | 0.2 DET | 3/6 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| ATL @ WSH2026-04-21 | B+ | 0.3 ATL | 2/5 | Reliable as a Tuesday: no complaints, no headlines. |
| SF @ BAL2026-04-10 | B- | 0.2 BAL | 1/1 | A small strike zone, generously enforced for the offense. |
| SD @ BOS2026-04-05 | A- | 0.1 BOS | 3/3 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| COL @ TOR2026-03-31 | A- | 0.7 TOR | 3/7 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| MIN @ BAL2026-03-26 | B+ | 0.3 BAL | 3/5 | The zone had wings tonight. |