Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Ben May
16 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
94.4% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
30/56 calls
Best game 97.6% · worst 92.1%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD @ LAD2026-07-02 | B | 0.3 LAD | 1/3 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| ATH @ LAA2026-06-28 | A | 0.2 LAA | 1/2 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| BOS @ COL2026-06-23 | B | 0.6 COL | 2/5 | A small strike zone, generously enforced for the offense. |
| SD @ BAL2026-06-12 | A- | 0.2 SD | 0/1 | Borderline went to the battery all night. |
| CIN @ STL2026-06-06 | B+ | 0.1 STL | 4/4 | Down the middle. Both dugouts had the same zone. |
| CWS @ MIN2026-06-01 | B | 0.3 MIN | 3/5 | Reliable as a Tuesday: no complaints, no headlines. |
| LAA @ DET2026-05-28 | A | 0.5 DET | 4/5 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| STL @ CIN2026-05-23 | B+ | 0.1 STL | 1/3 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| TOR @ NYY2026-05-18 | A+ | 0.1 TOR | 2/4 | You could set a watch by that zone. |
| KC @ CWS2026-05-14 | A | 0.1 CWS | 3/5 | The zone kept its promises. |
| ATL @ LAD2026-05-09 | A- | 0.1 LAD | 2/2 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| PIT @ AZ2026-05-05 | A | 0.8 PIT | 2/3 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| NYM @ LAA2026-05-01 | A+ | 0.1 NYM | 0/3 | Textbook top to bottom — a quiet masterclass. |
| LAA @ CIN2026-04-12 | B | 1.1 CIN | 1/2 | One dugout got the friendlier version of the evening. |
| KC @ CLE2026-04-07 | B+ | 0.7 CLE | 3/5 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| LAA @ HOU2026-03-28 | B | 0.6 HOU | 1/4 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |