Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Bruce Dreckman
19 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
92.5% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
50/87 calls
Best game 96.9% · worst 88.0%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN @ CHC2026-07-17 | D | 0.9 MIN | 5/7 | A busy night for the machines in the truck. |
| PIT @ WSH2026-07-04 | A- | 0.1 PIT | 3/5 | Nothing that'll trend, and on this beat that's a compliment. |
| CWS @ BAL2026-06-29 | A | 0.3 BAL | 7/9 | A busy night for the machines in the truck. |
| AZ @ STL2026-06-24 | C+ | 0.6 STL | 1/2 | Borderline went to the battery all night. |
| HOU @ KC2026-06-12 | B- | 0.9 KC | 6/8 | The Automated Ball-Strike System put in some overtime here. |
| TB @ MIA2026-06-07 | B | 0.8 MIA | 1/3 | The zone kept its promises. |
| TOR @ ATL2026-06-03 | B- | 0.3 TOR | 1/2 | If it was close, it was a strike. The hitters noticed. |
| KC @ TEX2026-05-29 | A | 0.1 KC | 3/6 | The kind of night where the umpire is the least of the story. |
| COL @ AZ2026-05-24 | B- | 0.1 COL | 0/0 | Reliable as a Tuesday: no complaints, no headlines. |
| LAD @ SD2026-05-20 | A | 0.5 LAD | 0/2 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| ATH @ BAL2026-05-08 | C+ | 0.3 BAL | 3/6 | Borderline went to the battery all night. |
| PHI @ MIA2026-05-04 | D | 0.8 PHI | 1/3 | Corner-to-corner and then some. |
| COL @ CIN2026-04-30 | A | 0.2 COL | 2/4 | Textbook top to bottom — a quiet masterclass. |
| BAL @ CLE2026-04-19 | A- | 0.5 BAL | 5/7 | The players kept asking for a second opinion — and kept getting one. |
| CHC @ PHI2026-04-15 | B | 0.3 CHC | 2/3 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| WSH @ MIL2026-04-11 | B | 0.7 WSH | 2/5 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| ATH @ NYY2026-04-07 | B- | 0.3 ATH | 5/8 | A few too many trips to the challenge cart. |
| BOS @ HOU2026-04-01 | C+ | 0.5 HOU | 3/3 | Expanded the plate a touch past its 17 inches. |
| CWS @ MIL2026-03-28 | B+ | 0.2 MIL | 0/4 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |