MLB umpire gets brutally trolled by eye clinic after blowing call in Phillies-Giants game

MLB umpire Tony Randazzo was comically mocked by an eye clinic after an incorrect call during Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto's at-bat against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

With the Giants leading the Phillies 8-4, All-Star backstop J.T. Realmuto took a 3-2 count with runners on first and second base. San Francisco's lefty reliever Erik Miller threw a pitch that was outside the strike zone but was masterfully framed by Giants catcher Patrick Bailey.

Realmuto was then called for the strike by Randazzo, much to the surprise of the commentary team and the fans at Citizens Bank Park. Realmuto went on to vent his frustration and discuss the matter with the home plate umpire.

LASIK was quick to poke fun at the umpire while marketing its services.

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"Better Vision. Better Calls. Still offering all MLB umps free LASIK. Our Philly locations will be ready after the game," LASIK tweeted.

Phillies fall to Giants in showdown of NL contenders

The Philadelphia Phillies fell to the visiting San Francisco Giants 10-4 in Game 1 of their four-game set. At the moment, the two squads are shaping up to be contenders in the talent-stacked National League.

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In what was a slugfest, the Giants came out on top courtesy of three home runs compared to the home team's one.

Trea Turner opened the scoring for the hosts in the first inning as his third double of the season scored Bryson Stott. Nick Castellanos followed it up with an RBI single to add to the Philly lead. Max Kepler's forced grounder further tacked on to the advantage as it ended 3-0 after the first frame.

In the following half inning, Wilmer Flores responded for the visitors with an RBI single. Patrick Bailey further fueled the comeback as he reached on a fielder's choice with LaMonte Wade Jr. running to home plate.

Tyler Fitzgerald then hit his first home run of the season as his three-run homer gave the Giants a 5-3 lead. Just a few moments later, Willy Adames recorded his first home run for his new club via a solo shot to right center field to cap off a six-run inning for San Francisco.

The Phillies tried to answer in the fifth as Nick Castellanos hit a solo bomb to cut the Giants' lead to two at 6-4. However, the visitors unleashed a flurry of runs ignited by Mike Yastrzemski's two-run home run in the seventh inning. The outfielder added on to the gap when he hit an RBI double in the ninth.

Matt Chapman then rounded up the productive night for the Giants as his RBI single brought home Yastrzemski.

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Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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