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MLB Umpire Rightfully Crushed by Fans for His Childish Move After Making a Bad Call

Umpires in Major League Baseball should always try their best to do their jobs correctly and not become a part of the game’s story. That, however, is often very hard for a lot of the guys in blue because we’re seeing more and more of them either impacting games with terrible calls or acting in an unprofessional manner.

That happened again Tuesday night in Houston when home plate umpire Jerry Layne got in the face of Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña after he seemed to calmly voice his displeasure with a bad-called strike. 

This was a very terrible look for Layne: 

Umpires just can’t do that. 

MLB fans were not impressed: