Rougned Odor Got Called for the Lamest Pitch Clock Violation, and MLB Fans Ripped the Ump

The new pitch clock rules in Major League Baseball have made games a lot faster, but they’ve also led to some pretty questionable calls that have left players and fans angry at the umpires and the league. 

That happened again in Sunday’s Padres-Phillies game when San Diego’s Rougned Odor got called for a mind-boggling violation during an at-bat in the 12th inning. The automatic strike led to an 0-2 count, and he would go on to strike out. 

Phillies pitcher Jeff Hoffman stepped off the mound for a few seconds while some trash blew around the infield. When he got back on the mound, Odor got in the batter’s box but then got called for not being set in time. 

This didn’t seem like it was Odor’s fault: 

That was pretty ridiculous and also costly, as the Padres went on to the lose the game, 7-6.

MLB fans were not happy: