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MLBumpire2026-08-04
New York Mets at Cleveland Guardians
7.2 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -1.3 · 20 games
THE FINDING
New York Mets at Cleveland Guardians Home plate: Chad Fairchild. 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 20 games. League average is 8.5. That's 1.3 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 1st tightest zone of 83 umpires with a full sample.
STATS
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.2
leagueK9
8.5
delta
-1.3
games
20
rank
1
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