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MLBumpire2026-07-26
Athletics at Minnesota Twins
7.4 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -1.2 · 18 games
THE FINDING
Athletics at Minnesota Twins Home plate: Chad Fairchild. 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 18 games. League average is 8.5. That's 1.2 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 2nd tightest zone of 81 umpires with a full sample.
STATS
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.4
leagueK9
8.5
delta
-1.2
games
18
rank
2
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