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Umpire Scorecards, which uses MLB's advanced pitch tracking data to rate the accuracy of home-plate umpires and the impact of ...
The Royals defeated the Twins on Thursday. Umpire Scorecards shined a light on MLB umpire Mark Ripperger for what they concluded was a perfectly called game.
With the immaculate outing, Ripperger became just the second MLB umpire in the Umpire Scorecards era (since 2015) to turn in ...
The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. With the win, the Royals are now 7-6 on ...
Mark Ripperger apparently does not miss. MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate for ...
No, neither the Royals’ Michael Wacha nor the Twins’ Bailey Ober threw a perfect game, which is evident by the final score. The Royals won 3-2, but the perfect game was from home-plate umpire Mark ...
Pete Grathoff writes about why the Royals are keeping Jac Caglianone in AA and mentions a former Royal has an opinion. On his ...
The Royals won 3-2, but the perfect game was from home-plate umpire Mark Ripperger. Here’s a quick explainer: When a pitcher throws a perfect game, it means he retired all 27 batters with none ...
Home plate umpire Mark Ripperger on Thursday night called a perfect game, just the second time a ball-and-strike caller has done so since tracking began, according to the social media account ...