MLB Blown Calls Leading To Ejections

MLB Blown Calls Leading To Ejections - May 2019

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Here is a video featuring all of the bad calls umpires made leading to the ejection of a player and/or manager. There were a few plays such as a A's slide into second base that I left out because I felt the slide was not dirty and therefore did not need to be included.
Huge shout out to MLB Ejection Tracker for making a video featuring every ejection from the month, from that video I cut out plays where I believe the umpires made the correct call, or plays that involve throwing at batters.
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@anthonyc7043 2 жыл бұрын

First clip is not a blown call, absolutely a strike.

@peterdanta6960 4 жыл бұрын

Those "strikes" called on Drury by the home plate umpire were absolutely bogus, heinous, awful, terrible, controversial, and horrible combined! That umpire should be sent back to school and work on his strike zone.

@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. 4 жыл бұрын

Never mind that, this umpire's a lost cause. Fire the incompetent c**t and hire someone with a brain.

@tinysupreme6417 4 жыл бұрын

I like how he did that dainty little leg kick when he threw out the Jays manager.

@liltougie8815 4 жыл бұрын

I was watching this game live and I was laughing so hard

@nwowolfpacmember481 4 жыл бұрын

@@liltougie8815 😛

@tuyenlam6538 3 жыл бұрын

@MUFC fuck you stupid bot. There aren’t even 240 countries, and this is not soccer bitch.

@lazerwolfdiecast 4 жыл бұрын

imagine if you did a bad job at your occupation, someone called you out on your poor performance, then YOU get to throw them out.

@bob2shred894 4 жыл бұрын

It's always funny how the umps would rather eject than admit they are wrong

@MM-qi5mk 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if it’s just a myth but I’ve been told many times it’s a generational thing. The old school umpires would let you chew them out if they messed a call up and they didn’t seem to confront others or instigate like they do now

@nwowolfpacmember481 4 жыл бұрын

Yep😛

@kirawarwick3624 4 жыл бұрын

@MUFC soccer is 1% sport, 99% theatrics and showbusiness is huge in America. You might be right buddy 🤣🤣

@IceWarrior101 3 жыл бұрын

@MUFC Shut up you idiot.. nobody cares about soccer on this post. We're 50 years away from your 2070 bs... get lost

@42Studios42 3 жыл бұрын

@MUFC soccer is the easiest game to play because they flop like fish every time someone gets within 6 feet of them screaming "foul foul foul"

@garygemmell3488 2 жыл бұрын

The one thing I learned early on as an amateur umpire is that you have to be spot on and consistent with up and down with the strike zone. Both benches have an excellent view of both and will jump on your butt if you go too low, too high, or are inconsistent with either.

@keithmartin6048 4 жыл бұрын

Ump's are such babies anymore......they throw you out for looking at them the wrong way

@kurumauzamaki2731 4 жыл бұрын

Or they’re more sticklers for rules as even if you disagree by the rule book you are to be ejected

@phoenixrising4573 4 жыл бұрын

@@kurumauzamaki2731 They're babies that think they need to show boat. The "rules" they're using are in place solely to let them do that.

@IceWarrior101 3 жыл бұрын

@carlabpurdy lmfao you're a clueless idiot.. what does tossing someone out have to do with feminism? There's no girls here...

@canadianbeeph 3 жыл бұрын

they have power over rich genetic athletes who have everything in life they dont have. Alot of these umps are bitter little men who abuse their powers to feel better about themselves.

@nazgaming5689 4 жыл бұрын

That last umpire is ridiculous

@Delarissa 4 жыл бұрын

Calls video blown calls leading to ejections, first clip has a called third strike that is actually a strike...what?

@generatorx 4 жыл бұрын

High pitch, but it did hit the strike zone. You're right.

@jasonmichael3676 4 жыл бұрын

It was clearly high. That box graphic is annoying and not helpful...they never used to have it back when I watched baseball a lot. But some of the other calls weren't too bad.

@dainland432 4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmichael3676 I'm with you. I understand why they use it, but it doesn't reflect the actual strike zone. That was a ball.

@Syndyne 4 жыл бұрын

Rathgr13 13 umpires get graded on that box so they’re going to call those high pitches... mlb wants that to be the strike zone.

@mrjimi1 4 жыл бұрын

Why are strike calls even in here to begin with? Its the most boring blown call in the sport on the most subjective call that can be made.

@TherealSBlair 4 жыл бұрын

Umpires, the reason so many have stopped watching baseball.

@getthepapersgetthepapers 4 жыл бұрын

"You can't argue balls and strikes" Me: Why

@toddfoley8206 4 жыл бұрын

I think that's a crock

@francel0198 4 жыл бұрын

That username from goodfellas😂😅

@kurumauzamaki2731 4 жыл бұрын

Probably to keep the game going and some other things

@brycedobbscox7719 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say the first one was botched. The ball clips the top of the zone making it a strike

@carlosfryer3887 5 жыл бұрын

Bob Melvin getting ejected was tough Oakland got screwed

@kyrules2001 4 жыл бұрын

It is time to get rid of umpires in the sport

@timothythomas8082 Жыл бұрын

Mike Easterbrook to Craig Counsel, "When I throw you out of the game that means you can't come onto the field and argue about it because technically you're not even here!" Then proceeds to put his fingers in his ears and says, "La La La La La", while Counsel is arguing 🤣

@tomy5868 5 жыл бұрын

if that was a strike then why did the catcher have to frame it UP 6 inches.

@JoeyBlazegalov 4 жыл бұрын

Because it dropped after it went over the plate

@alexsmith7466 2 жыл бұрын

Baseball is such a classic game it doesn't give more professionals than this

@hualni 4 жыл бұрын

Why have replay when you're just going to get the call blatantly and intentionally wrong?

@mrtnt520 3 жыл бұрын

makes you curious if the umps try to "fix" certain games

@hualni 3 жыл бұрын

@@mrtnt520 I think they do.

@brettsgroovychainsaws5995 4 жыл бұрын

The umpires have way too much power

@TheNuckinFoob 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could make 6 figures while being completely inept at my job. What a sweet gig.

@Daishar 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, with how much the umps keep trying to interject themselves as the "player" and as who they think we want to watch, some of these pitchers should just start throwing at them like they do players who act out on the other team.

@timothybreuls5383 4 жыл бұрын

If bad calls keep happening, one day soon, a player is gonna turn and bash the ump with the bat.

@thomasmckenzie4584 4 жыл бұрын

Jose Offerman

@brianwilliams4832 4 жыл бұрын

I can't wait

@lazerwolfdiecast 4 жыл бұрын

not soon enough

@nirvanaCNG 4 жыл бұрын

That last clip was really bad. He was a good few inches off the plate with Lorenzo Cain

@cedjazz 4 жыл бұрын

nirvanaCNG , yeah, that’s the same as ump as in the first clip. He’s bad. He’s in all these vids.

@normanhopkins9438 4 жыл бұрын

Does MLB watch videos of these calls?

@GhostDrummer 4 жыл бұрын

Just once...punch an ump right in the mouth the next time they smirk in the face of the players/managers. Edit: how about investigating the umps for fixing games...you know the ref’s in the nba & nfl, so it stands to reason the umps in mlb are doing it too.

@kevinashley478 Жыл бұрын

That Drury called strike is just about as bad as something Hernandez would call. I mean, the batter almost needed a sand wedge for that pitch.

@williamsampson4460 4 жыл бұрын

wow, did the Ump in the Milwaukee vs Philadelphia game have the Philly pitcher on his fantasy team? You can see the Milwaukee manager (Craig Cousnel It think) gesturing "you gave him the low strike and the wide strike, how big is your strike-zone?

@vincentwendt720 2 жыл бұрын

What was wronf with the first call? It looked like a strike to me.

@Dallas_strong82 Жыл бұрын

Nothing

@skyi3188 Жыл бұрын

That’s what he call a Hellen Keller batter and a painted pitcher

@deerfish3000 4 жыл бұрын

Why do they even bother with an ump at the plate when there's a strike zone camera?

@K_v_B 4 жыл бұрын

The strikezone camera is edited in by the broadcast company. It’s usually not 100% where the strikezone is. There will never be a computerized strikezone, it’s a lawsuit waiting to happen.

@deerfish3000 4 жыл бұрын

@@K_v_B Ok, I see. Although, it seems like the batter should have the option to challenge a questionable call. (COUGH angel hernandez COUGH)

@K_v_B 4 жыл бұрын

Vinnie Corbit Yeah, Hernandez has enough of a reputation he probably shouldn’t be ump’ing in playoff games. But the umpire’s union won’t let that happen. The rule for arguing balls and strikes is more than likely to stop the games from being drawn out by teams questioning calls. Unfortunately it is the lesser of the two evils.

@leyroy1980 4 жыл бұрын

SMOAK is a badass last name!!!

@matchavez8530 4 жыл бұрын

Would have been really cool if he was a pitcher

@noahhoneycutt2832 5 жыл бұрын

sad to see the stadiums so empty, people are growing away from such an incredible sport

@ImJorgeMPerez 4 жыл бұрын

Noah Honeycutt most of these videos are about irrelevant teams🤷🏽‍♂️ I’m not paying 25$ to see the Blue Jays and the Twins or Cleveland and the White Sox

@luketevlin4031 4 жыл бұрын

@@ImJorgeMPerez Uhhhh Do you mean the same twins that are leading the AL Central? The same twins team that is leading the MLB in home runs? Weird

@ImJorgeMPerez 4 жыл бұрын

Luke Tevlin I don’t care if they have monkeys flying around on jet packs inside the stadium tossing t-shirts every half inning, I’m not paying $25 to see a Minnesota Twins game🤷🏽‍♂️

@luketevlin4031 4 жыл бұрын

@@ImJorgeMPerez Just because you're not a fan of a team doesn't make them irrelevant. Sounds like you're just salty your team isn't winning lol

@ImJorgeMPerez 4 жыл бұрын

Luke Tevlin lol you were the one that got offended because I said no one wants to pay to watch the White Sox and The Twins🤷🏽‍♂️ apparently you’re not expecting them to make the ALCS😂

@Whosetheyoutubewarrior 4 жыл бұрын

How do they look at the replay and still get it wrong ??

@MM-qi5mk 4 жыл бұрын

I love this content. Thank you

@hbk314 5 жыл бұрын

Just to pick up where I left off with the April video... Correct calls: 0:00 Within margin of error: 2:09. 10:21 (.22 inches outside)

@noahdugger4974 5 жыл бұрын

hbk314 dude you are blind that pitch was high

@hbk314 5 жыл бұрын

@@noahdugger4974 Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the midpoint (px 0.18, pz 3.49 [sz_top 3.44 / RAD 3.563]), the call was correct.

@noahdugger4974 5 жыл бұрын

I think you are stupid if you that’s a strike

@noahdugger4974 5 жыл бұрын

Eliot Jurgensen I can see crackhead that pitch was high

@hbk314 5 жыл бұрын

@@noahdugger4974 You've been proven wrong. Give it up.

@dewydewmon4471 4 жыл бұрын

1:27 if Carlos Mencia, Rob Schneider, and Michael Keaton

@dirtybirdfan16 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen some missed calls even after seeing replay before... but none so clearly missed as that Pirate runner at around 9:40. He was CLEARLY safe. As someone else said, umpires are a big reason why so many have stopped watching baseball.

@franklobo2579 4 жыл бұрын

regarding the A's game where the announcer, who probably never got out of rookie ball says"he got fooled and how did he miss it".. in the umpires defense, yes we do miss a pitch here and there. At this level, a 92 mph cutter is very tricky and of course, you stand by your call. There is 250 pitches thrown in a MLB game and he missed one... More people should put on the gear and try it. this is a big reason why the United States is short 10,000 umpires, referees and officials in 2019. The pay isnt enough to get beat up game after game. Try taking a 95 foul ball. It HURTS !!!

@johnpaulporrelli6208 4 жыл бұрын

So to be an umpire you need to have a massive ego and believe you are infallible

@shawngibbons596 4 жыл бұрын

0:00 Preview of Baseball with the COVID-19!

@HKim0072 4 жыл бұрын

After watching this, they need to go to computerized strike zones. Umps are all over the place.

@chuckinhouston9952 4 жыл бұрын

What is the point of having replay if you still can’t get it right?

@K_v_B 4 жыл бұрын

They don’t do replays on balls and strikes, skippy.

@matchavez8530 4 жыл бұрын

To a certain extent, bad calls are part of the game. Sometimes it's super important (I'm from Detroit and any baseball fan knows what I am talking about here) they should be able to change it

@Erlov71 4 жыл бұрын

How dare you call me out on my mistake

@stevencohen6868 11 ай бұрын

The umps could never be pharmacists..

@mam362 4 жыл бұрын

First one was a strike

@tinysupreme6417 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe so, but Mike Estebrook is still a terrible excuse of an ump.

@danielthomas5515 4 жыл бұрын

Even as a blue Jays fan I would have to agree. Borderline pitch. But that call on Drury was rediculous

@maxcrss2845 4 жыл бұрын

First one isn’t a blown call, it’s a damn good pitch right on the edge of the strike zone.

@guadaluperodriguez4216 4 жыл бұрын

It's not where the catcher catches the ball. It's where it crosses the plate and it was a high pitch.

@jerrynewberry1041 5 жыл бұрын

With the way umpires are screwing up ball-strike calls, I can understand why people are calling for automated strike zones. I don't want to see it happen, but I can understand if it does.

@bosten56 5 жыл бұрын

I personally hope it doesn't, part of the reason I like this game is because every umpire has a different zone you have to adjust to over the course of 9 innings.

@jamiemalokas3693 4 жыл бұрын

Why in the world wouldn't you want to see the balls and strikes calls right 100% of the time. You really believe baseball is a better game with umpires screwing players and effecting the game with missed calls? I'll never understand that type of thinking.

@jamiemalokas3693 4 жыл бұрын

@@bosten56 Ya, great point. I know tennis was a much better game when line-judges would miss in and out calls. Just as long as they would keep missing the same calls the entire match. The players would have to adjust. ha ha ha

@lazerwolfdiecast 4 жыл бұрын

I cant wait for electronic umpires. These bums dont deserve a paycheck

@johnblair765 4 жыл бұрын

Why not do replay on MLB ump calls ? They do it in football.

@skiutah6 4 жыл бұрын

First video is a strike....

@TheSRC88 4 жыл бұрын

At 9:47 how could they possibly watch that replay and call him out? Holy hell that's insane

@mvpgraham7 2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@GeekRex 3 жыл бұрын

Easterbrook was especially egregious. When he bumped Council, Council should have decked the jerk.

@iron60bitch62 4 жыл бұрын

Even if they have the replay that cannot get it right

@lazerwolfdiecast 4 жыл бұрын

umpires decide the outcome of baseball games. not the players

@donmilo502 4 жыл бұрын

Land of the free, home of the brave, and filled with crappy umpires

@erich84502b 4 жыл бұрын

Lotta fans at the Texas Toronto game it looked like a Nascar race crowd

@krakenmetzger 4 жыл бұрын

Astros stadium looks like it could host rodeos during the offseason.

@Kurteous100 4 жыл бұрын

Hitters are going to hate it when they put in the computer called strike zone.......lots and lots of high strikes....

@JoeyBlazegalov 4 жыл бұрын

The first one was close tho

@rc24caldwell19 4 жыл бұрын

serious question....what was the deal on the Pirates' one that went to review along the 1st base line? It was clear as day that the pitcher did not touch him with the glove (which had the ball in it)...and the runner clearly did not leave the baseline? How did that call on the field not get overturned?

@cornpop8111 4 жыл бұрын

thats why the coach got tossed...only the umps decide on a replay and its an automatic ejection to argue the call after a replay...but he sure didnt tag him..

@ravirose18 4 жыл бұрын

Why the hell u have tv replays if u don't use them to correct decisions... Bizzare

@gabrielgriffith1801 4 жыл бұрын

Arguing w mr clean

@shipofthesun 4 жыл бұрын

So, worst first example ever. Hit the top of the zone. The rest? This is why MLB has huge credibility issues.

@breezecardenas3941 4 жыл бұрын

The people in the New York offices don't see the batter from Pittsburgh is safe at first base?! How is that possible?! The pitcher never tagged him with the ball. Horrible officiating.

@Nooki23 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised they don't have technology now to put something in an umps helmet that will signal a ball/strike to make it error-free. Example: anytime a strike is thrown the ump gets tazed and we know it's a strike....

@cedjazz 4 жыл бұрын

That first ump is in almost all these type videos. Time for him to go. 😂

@thomasgosselin7358 4 жыл бұрын

If these umpires had no union they would be fired in a heartbeat. If I screw up alot and don't make progress well they fire me

@matchavez8530 4 жыл бұрын

Jim Joyce should have been fired and that call overturned. That call effected the rest of Armando Galarragas life. He was a B+ pitcher that had one A++ game and Jim Joyce destroyed his legacy because he sucks at his job. A blind guy could have seen it.

@matchavez8530 4 жыл бұрын

On a team at the time with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer and he throws a perfect game and gets fucked. I felt so bad

@alanhess9306 4 жыл бұрын

@@matchavez8530 You are right that Joyce blew that call. You are wrong to suggest he should have been fired. Did you know that Jim Joyce was constantly rated as one of the best umpires by the players and managers?

@ashleyperry7904 4 жыл бұрын

If u swing and it hits u ur out

@bosten56 4 жыл бұрын

Not if you are in the box, how would the batter avoid the ball?

@alanhess9306 4 жыл бұрын

Ashley Perry, Only if it's the third strike.

@Mike-vt6nc 4 жыл бұрын

Why don’t the umps turn on there Digital Box Animated Box Graphics Box Slow Speed camera I don’t get it then they would know 100% like the announcers?????

@danieln.6454 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for robot umpires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@matchavez8530 4 жыл бұрын

No, bad calls are a part of the game..... Somewhat

@shadowbanned2596 2 жыл бұрын

Ump makes mistakes, ejects anyone pointing it out from the game. Awfully convenient. I think if both teams agree they should be able to eject the ump and bring back ejected players and coaches. Angel Hernandez would never call another game again.

@kanarissklavos8752 3 жыл бұрын

What a stupid game!!! The umpires are so selfish! I can’t believe the crowd just watching them!!! 😂😂😂

@dalewiederholt573 4 жыл бұрын

Swing the bat. Those pitches are so close.

@atchjs 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like the umpires have too much power and abuse it a lot.

@commandert5 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with the calls at 0:00 and ~5:19, but neither should have ended in ejections

@GiDD504 4 жыл бұрын

Ham sandwich with lettuce tomatoes and cheese sounds so good right now.

@bsmith8943 4 жыл бұрын

Umps need to be fined heavy

@MilacaGBB2012 4 жыл бұрын

It is funny that some of these are not blown calls...even the electronic ump has it as a strike.

@StackerBA Жыл бұрын

How do they get replays wrong? Just send it to the announcing team. Those guys are better than whoever else is reviewing calls.

@frankcastle7036 4 жыл бұрын

There has to be someone on the field that is allowed to throw umpires out of the game as well

@jasondyrkacz8270 4 жыл бұрын

It would've been great for Ron "I Can Do Whatever I Want" Kulpa.

@donaldthomas7070 4 жыл бұрын

I was expecting to see Joe West & Angel Hernandez a few times.

@GhostDrummer 4 жыл бұрын

Donald Thomas two of the dirtiest umps in the game...the younger ones have massive egos too, but Joe and Angel are down right disgusting.

@donaldthomas7070 4 жыл бұрын

@@GhostDrummer, are they dirty or just incompetent?

@GhostDrummer 4 жыл бұрын

Donald Thomas I used to think incompetent, but some of their more recent rulings in games makes me question that.

@jamesmilligan4592 4 жыл бұрын

Video replay proves these games in all sports, corruption is systemic.

@charlesm1095 5 жыл бұрын

Either use replay or get rid of it entirely. If an umpire is overruled by reply three times, then he's out of the game. If the umpire is tossed from three games, then he is fired as umpire for cause.

@dingledangle265 5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Also, why not let the umps on the field look at the replays? Why are there some secret people doing it? The time it takes the umps to get the decision they could do it themselves. I think that would make them get it right more often as they are going to be embarrassed to get it wrong..when ur hiding somewhere the embarrassment factor doesn't exist.

@dingledangle265 5 жыл бұрын

The only profession where you can be wrong all day and keep your job. Also you can be wrong and ban someone for telling you that you are wrong.. It's a weird job.

@dougstanhope7774 4 жыл бұрын

President , cop , judge , my mother ... they all fit those credentials

@mikeybarber393 4 жыл бұрын

@@dougstanhope7774 I like you

@MrAlfredo5 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly there should be a new rule in baseball. If an umpire has made a blown call confirmed by the guys at New York/ other umpires, the umpire that made a blown call cannot eject any player who starts to argue. It leads to them not being able to play. Especially if the player is at bat.

@krakenmetzger 4 жыл бұрын

I had an alternate rule: if both managers agree, they can eject a specific umpire. Which umpires get ejected would be an interesting thing to see.

@alanhess9306 4 жыл бұрын

@@krakenmetzger I guarantee you that will never happen. NEVER.

@paul353 4 жыл бұрын

Estabrook needs to go

@DaveR24 4 жыл бұрын

He’s in EVERY one of there blown call videos that get posted every month. Come on MLB figure this out.

@maverickofkain 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of them need to go.

@sharpie74YT 4 жыл бұрын

#83 that bald guy is the most underrated shit umpire

@logangreiner5318 4 жыл бұрын

It’s absolute shit you can’t argue balls and strikes.

@bob2shred894 4 жыл бұрын

Why would they have replay if it's pointless. How stupid

@deesh748 4 жыл бұрын

you cant throw out bruce bochy

@gordonmckay4780 4 жыл бұрын

I find nothing wrong with the umpire giving pitchers a LITTLE bit of leeway with the strike zone. It drives me crazy though when one pitcher gets the calls, and the other pitcher doesn't when they put the ball in the same place.

@sharpie74YT 4 жыл бұрын

4:50 I agree with the umpire

@taylormusgrave21 4 жыл бұрын

Then you don’t know the rule. Since his bat was over the plate, it had to be either a strike, foul, or hit. Even if the actual ball hit the batter in the face.

@PWNSTERSkyline 4 жыл бұрын

They should get rid of the homeplate umpire making calls like this with technology nowadays. Sports evolve so why can referees in all sports evolve. It would make games purely base on skill and not guesses.

@phoenixrising4573 4 жыл бұрын

Automatic ejection, ejection for arguing replay/balls strikes/etc need to be banned. If a mangaer is delaying a game or becoming verbally abusize, a player throwing equipment, fine...... these rules are stupid

@kevinashley478 Жыл бұрын

3:23 I think that was borderline. Definitely nowhere near as egregious as the Drury called strike at the 1:00 mark. I could give the Umpire a break on this one. From the side shot, it looked right at the kneecaps, so I'd call that a borderline call - 50/50 strike/ball.

@Seanster_94 4 жыл бұрын

They need to start making an age requirement and an age limit on umpires....they have guys that are way to young handling games and make terrible judgement calls and then you have the likes of Joe West, CB Bucknor, Angel Hernandez who are all way to old and clearly have gotten too comfortable

@billycruz2445 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how they feel when they go home when they made a bad call for big play and how their wives feel and family.🤔🤕😱

@blanegralheer2938 4 жыл бұрын

That As pitch wasn’t a strike

@catalystv7520 4 жыл бұрын

blane gralheer are you the umpire???

@GeekRex 3 жыл бұрын

Fucking umpires are destroying the game. No way I'm spending the money it costs to attend a game in person. Just awful.

@TheNuckinFoob 4 жыл бұрын

Get rid of umpires altogether. If ever there was a job meant to be eliminated by automation, this is it. They're fucking useless.

@michaelscott6741 4 жыл бұрын

I just love it when the TV announcers, watching their screens with little knowledge of either the rule book or what it’s like at the plate sanctimoniously declare strikes and balls. They key on the spot where the ball hits the catcher’s glove, which is two feet, or more, behind the rear of the plate. What counts is where the ball first passes the plate (on the front edge) and its relation to the batter. At the bottom of the knee, the one closest to the pitcher, marks the bottom of the strike zone. Read the MLB rules.