Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Sean Barber
17 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
92.9% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
43/80 calls
Best game 96.2% · worst 90.1%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN @ NYY2026-07-05 | A- | 0.0 MIN | 4/6 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| NYM @ TOR2026-06-30 | B- | 0.2 TOR | 4/5 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| KC @ CWS2026-06-26 | A | 0.0 CWS | 0/3 | The zone kept its promises. |
| STL @ KC2026-06-21 | B+ | 0.9 STL | 0/4 | The kind of night where the umpire is the least of the story. |
| MIA @ PHI2026-06-16 | B | 0.8 PHI | 2/5 | The zone shrank when the pitchers needed it most. |
| BOS @ NYY2026-06-05 | C+ | 0.6 NYY | 3/4 | The zone shrank when the pitchers needed it most. |
| PHI @ LAD2026-05-31 | C+ | 1.1 LAD | 8/10 | The robots earned their keep tonight. |
| AZ @ SF2026-05-26 | B+ | 1.3 AZ | 1/4 | The zone leaned, and the ledger noticed. |
| TEX @ LAA2026-05-22 | A- | 0.2 LAA | 2/4 | The zone kept its promises. |
| CHC @ ATL2026-05-13 | B+ | 0.8 CHC | 5/6 | Hawkeye clocked in early and stayed late. |
| NYM @ COL2026-05-07 | B- | 1.5 NYM | 0/4 | Somebody's pitching staff sent a thank-you note. |
| CWS @ SD2026-05-02 | C+ | 0.2 CWS | 5/6 | The players kept asking for a second opinion — and kept getting one. |
| KC @ ATH2026-04-28 | B+ | 1.7 ATH | 1/4 | The strike zone picked a side, and wasn't shy about it. |
| MIL @ MIA2026-04-18 | B- | 0.6 MIL | 2/6 | The zone kept to itself — the hitters said thanks. |
| WSH @ PIT2026-04-13 | C+ | 0.4 PIT | 0/1 | Off the corner was close enough tonight. |
| CIN @ MIA2026-04-09 | A- | 1.1 MIA | 3/4 | Tonight's zone had a rooting interest. |
| TEX @ PHI2026-03-29 | A | 0.1 TEX | 3/4 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |