Veteran MLB umpire CB Bucknor caught a stray after his scorecard was released from Wednesday's Angels-Dodgers game.
MLB Umpire Catches Unexpected Stray After Missed Calls in Angels-Dodgers Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Wednesday's game between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers ended with the Angels completing a six-game season sweep of the Dodgers in a stunning outcome.
In turn, the Dodgers dropped to second place in the National League West while the Angels' playoff hopes remained alive, although they need some help as they enter Thursday five games back in the race for the final American League wild-card spot.
During the game (and after), home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor once again made waves after a flurry of controversial calls. In the first inning alone, Bucknor missed seven ball-strike calls, and after the game, fans couldn't help but complain about his performance.
Bucknor Catches Stray After Scorecard Grade is Released
On Thursday morning, the Umpire Scorecards account released its grade for Bucknor's performance. The account graded him at 90% accuracy and 90% consistency. Some fans were surprised by the favorable marks.
In the process, the veteran umpire caught an unexpected stray.
"Bro. Better vision. Better calls," the official LASIK account replied.
LASIK — a laser eye surgery that corrects nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism — also responded in July after comments about the WNBA officiating from New York Liberty star Natasha Cloud.
"Doesn’t even need the glasses, we offer all WNBA refs LASIK for free!" the account wrote.
Umpire: CB Bucknor
— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) August 14, 2025
Final: Dodgers 5, Angels 6#LetsGoDodgers // #RepTheHalo#LADvsLAA // #LAAvsLAD
More stats for this ump 👇https://t.co/PGUmmEkJwopic.twitter.com/6nzULqCvbi
As for Bucknor, his controversial outings are nothing new. In 2023, The Big Lead ranked Bucknor as the second-worst umpire behind recently retired Angel Hernandez, and Bucknor has had a few instances this year where fans left the game with raised eyebrows.
Earlier this year, he missed 28 calls in a game between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.
Fans in Disbelief After Bucknor's Grade Surfaces
Bucknor is a veteran who umpired his first MLB game in 1996, but on Wednesday left fans frustrated even more.
When the scorecard grade surfaced, many people replied negatively.
"Ain’t no way his accuracy was 90%. lol," one fan wrote. "I think 90% is EXTREMELY generous for this game," another said.
Fans also hopped on the robot ump debate and stated their excitement with the new ABS (automated balls and strikes) system coming soon.
"Literally changed the outcome of the game. I'm no Dodgers fan, but we can't get the ABS system soon enough," another wrote. "Angels won and I’m happy but we seriously need robo ump cuz this is disgusting," another said.
All in all, it was not a good day for Bucknor, and fans are once again not pleased.
Related: MLB Umpire Facing Intense Criticism For Missed Calls in Angels-Dodgers
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
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