Carlos Rodon’s wife, Ashley, expressed what many Yankees fans felt.
She ripped the umpires in charge of the Yankees-Astros series after the latest batch of controversial calls during the Bombers’ 8-4 win on Thursday night in Houston in which her husband, Carlos, picked up the win.
“The zone is absolutely horrendous the entire series,” Rodon posted on X. “GESH.”
Rodon also added:
“WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS CREW.”
“How are you supposed to know what the zone is as a hitter….. zero consistency at all.”
Carlos battled through a questionable strike zone from home plate umpire Adrian Johnson through six innings, giving up just two runs (one earned) on three hits.
Beyond the strike zone, there was another umpire decision that made the Yankees irate.
In the sixth inning, with Carlos on the mound, Jose Altuve hit a soft liner to third base which Ryan McMahon appeared to catch before dropping it on the transfer.
But third base umpire Brian Walsh — the villain of Wednesday’s loss — ruled that McMahon never secured the ball and that there was no catch.
The ruling eventually helped the Astros score one run to cut the Yankees’ lead to 4-2.
A night prior, Walsh was behind the plate and his strike zone incensed reliever Devin Williams and manager Aaron Boone.
Walsh called multiple pitches that appeared to be in the zone balls in the eighth inning, as Williams allowed the Astros to take the lead in an eventual 8-7 loss.
Williams shouted toward Walsh as he was walking back to the dugout after being taken out of the game, and Walsh subsequently ejected him.
That prompted Boone to argue with Walsh, and after being ejected himself, Boone unloaded on Walsh.
Jazz Chisholm later struck out looking on a pitch that was outside the zone to end the game, leading him to also argue with Walsh.
“When you’re making good pitches, which I was, not getting those calls really changes the course of an at-bat,” Williams said after the game. “I said, ‘I had four that you missed,’ and he threw me out for it. Never been ejected in my career. … It’s just ridiculous. Jazz got the pitch taken out of his hands on a pitch that was a lot further from the zone than pitches I was making.”
