Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Ron Kulpa
12 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
93.3% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
35/58 calls
Best game 96.9% · worst 89.7%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA @ TB2026-07-11 | A | 0.3 TB | 1/2 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| KC @ NYM2026-07-07 | B+ | 0.5 KC | 2/4 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| SF @ COL2026-07-03 | A- | 0.9 COL | 4/7 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| MIL @ ATL2026-06-20 | B+ | 0.1 MIL | 2/4 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| TOR @ BOS2026-06-16 | B | 0.0 BOS | 3/5 | Borderline went to the battery all night. |
| HOU @ LAA2026-06-10 | B | 0.7 LAA | 3/4 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| WSH @ AZ2026-06-05 | B- | 0.2 WSH | 1/3 | Corner-to-corner and then some. |
| WSH @ ATL2026-05-23 | A | 0.2 WSH | 2/4 | No notes. Well, one: nicely done. |
| CLE @ DET2026-05-19 | B+ | 0.6 DET | 1/4 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| TEX @ HOU2026-05-15 | B- | 0.6 TEX | 5/7 | A few too many trips to the challenge cart. |
| MIA @ NYY2026-04-04 | B+ | 1.0 NYY | 7/9 | The robots earned their keep tonight. |
| TEX @ BAL2026-03-30 | C | 1.4 BAL | 4/5 | A tilt to the evening — the numbers say which way. |