Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Brian Walsh
16 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
94.3% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
48/76 calls
Best game 97.8% · worst 90.7%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE @ MIA2026-07-10 | A+ | 0.1 MIA | 2/5 | The zone showed up, did the job, and went home. Ideal. |
| AZ @ TB2026-06-28 | A | 0.6 AZ | 5/7 | A busy night for the machines in the truck. |
| HOU @ TOR2026-06-23 | B | 1.5 TOR | 2/5 | Tonight's zone had a rooting interest. |
| NYM @ PHI2026-06-18 | A | 0.5 NYM | 4/5 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| TEX @ BOS2026-06-12 | B | 0.6 TEX | 3/3 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| NYM @ SD2026-06-06 | A- | 0.1 SD | 1/3 | The zone kept its promises. |
| COL @ LAA2026-06-01 | A- | 0.7 COL | 3/6 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| SF @ AZ2026-05-20 | A- | 0.3 AZ | 2/4 | Nothing that'll trend, and on this beat that's a compliment. |
| SD @ SEA2026-05-16 | B- | 0.2 SD | 1/3 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| SF @ LAD2026-05-12 | B+ | 0.1 LAD | 3/5 | Solid and unspectacular — exactly what the job asks. |
| WSH @ NYM2026-04-30 | A | 0.5 NYM | 2/2 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| MIN @ TB2026-04-25 | A | 0.2 MIN | 5/6 | The Automated Ball-Strike System put in some overtime here. |
| TOR @ LAA2026-04-20 | C+ | 0.5 LAA | 5/7 | The challenge cart got its steps in. |
| SEA @ SD2026-04-16 | B | 0.3 SEA | 3/7 | The kind of night where the umpire is the least of the story. |
| BOS @ STL2026-04-11 | A- | 0.1 BOS | 5/5 | ABS had a long evening on this one. |
| CHC @ TB2026-04-06 | A- | 0.3 CHC | 2/3 | Reliable as a Tuesday: no complaints, no headlines. |