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MLB Fans Had Lots of Jokes About Jacked Umpire’s Perfect Throw to Mets Pitcher

This guy is good.

Andy Nesbitt

MLB Fans Had Lots of Jokes About Jacked Umpire’s Perfect Throw to Mets Pitcher
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We’ve seen some pretty bad umpiring in Major League Baseball in 2023 and we haven’t shied away from ripping the guys in blue when they make really awful calls. 

But we’re also able to admire an umpire who can be really good at their job, or at least have really good form on a throw back to the pitcher. 

That brings us to Joe Wolf, who worked behind home plate in Tuesday night’s Rangers-Mets game in New York. He went viral during the game when he stepped aside from Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez and threw a ball back to the pitcher. 

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I mean, that form is perfect. Also, it looks like he might work out. 

MLB fans had jokes: 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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