Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Shane Livensparger
16 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
94.0% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
29/64 calls
Best game 98.7% · worst 89.1%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS @ NYM2026-07-12 | B- | 1.3 NYM | 3/5 | The zone leaned, and the ledger noticed. |
| HOU @ WSH2026-07-07 | A | 0.1 WSH | 1/2 | You could set a watch by that zone. |
| COL @ MIN2026-06-27 | A+ | 0.4 MIN | 1/5 | Solid and unspectacular — exactly what the job asks. |
| ATL @ SD2026-06-22 | A- | 0.9 ATL | 2/4 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| LAA @ ATH2026-06-18 | A+ | 0.3 LAA | 1/4 | The catcher barely had to sell a thing. |
| KC @ MIN2026-06-07 | C | 0.4 KC | 4/8 | Off the corner was close enough tonight. |
| CHC @ PIT2026-05-26 | B+ | 0.0 CHC | 2/2 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| TOR @ DET2026-05-15 | A+ | 0.3 TOR | 1/3 | The catcher barely had to sell a thing. |
| SEA @ CWS2026-05-10 | B | 0.3 CWS | 2/5 | Off the corner was close enough tonight. |
| LAD @ HOU2026-05-05 | A- | 0.2 LAD | 2/2 | An honest evening's grade: nothing loud, nothing missed by much. |
| CLE @ ATH2026-05-01 | B+ | 0.6 CLE | 3/5 | Reliable as a Tuesday: no complaints, no headlines. |
| MIA @ SF2026-04-26 | B+ | 0.7 MIA | 1/4 | A workmanlike night — nothing to frame, nothing to fix. |
| PIT @ TEX2026-04-22 | B | 0.1 PIT | 2/5 | You had to throw it down Broadway to get the call. |
| NYY @ TB2026-04-11 | A- | 0.4 NYY | 2/4 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| LAD @ TOR2026-04-06 | C+ | 0.9 TOR | 0/3 | A pitcher's-nightmare zone — you had to paint it to get it. |
| ATH @ ATL2026-04-01 | B | 0.1 ATL | 2/3 | The plate grew a few inches after the first pitch. |