CB Bucknor's Umpiring Nightmare: Botched Calls, Ejections

0:00It's April 1st. This is Boston Red Sox News to Day Teen News, powered by AI. CB Bucknor has been having a nightmare week, calling balls and strikes in Major League Baseball. On Saturday, during the Boston Red Sox game, he botched six calls that got overturned by the new automated ball strike challenge system. The Red Sox burned through their challenges early, leaving some wild pitches standing as strikes. Then came the eighth inning, with the score tied in one run and two runners on base. Bucknor rang up Trevor's story on a brutal checkswing call that killed the rally and ended the frame. Story lost it, yelling at the UMP, and manager Alex Korra got the boot for arguing. Fast forward to Tuesday's Milwaukee Brewers versus Tampa Bay Rays matchup. Bucknor, now at first base, called Jake Bowers out for missing the bag on a grounder. Replay showed Bowers' whole-flit planet squarely on it. Bucknor wasn't even watching. Eyes glued to the air and throw. The Brewers challenged and flipped the call, saving their inning.

1:01Both managers cracked up laughing on the broadcast, highlighting just how egregious it was. Empirings under the microscope, with tech stepping in. But days like Bucknor's, keep fans fired up and debating every close play.