Marty Foster
DENVER, CO - APRIL 23: Second baseman Ramiro Pena #14 of the Atlanta Braves makes a leaping throw to first base but is unable to beat out the infield single by Eric Young Jr. of the Colorado Rockies as shortstop Andrelton Simmons #19 and second base umpire Marty Foster look on during the third inning at Coors Field on April 23, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.
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Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ taken to hospital after line drive to the head
He had seven strikeouts and one walk. Rays manager Joe Maddon was ejected in the second for arguing by plate umpire Marty Foster prior to Happ getting hurt. Foster ruled that Sean Rodriguez's hand missed the plate as he tried to score from third during a slide from Detroit News Online Read more »
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Encarnacion ejected after dispute with umpire
was ejected during the ninth inning of Tuesday night's game versus the Rays following a dispute with home-plate umpire Marty Foster. Encarnacion struck out swinging, but was possibly upset about two called strikes earlier in the at-bat. He slammed his bat from MLB.com Read more »
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Maddon ejected after arguing call at the plate
Joe Maddon has been ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Blue Jays. The ejection came after home-plate umpire Marty Foster called out Sean Rodriguez, who was trying to score from third base on a bunt. Replays showed that the sliding Rodriguez snuck from MLB.com Read more »
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Scott hopes to return to Rays next week
also came on the Rays' latest road trip, when Ben Zobrist was ruled out on a called strike three that home-plate umpire Marty Foster later admitted was wrong. Zobrist was involved in another questionable call during Tampa Bay's first homestand, when first-base from MLB.com Read more »
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A Gentle Plea for Less Selective Rule Enforcement
of the time, as much as possible, or none of the time. Nobody likes umpires inconsistency, least of all the players. Kudos to Marty Foster for getting the call right on Jeff Baker. If baseball’s going to have rules, it should follow the rules. What’s the sense from FanGraphs Read more »
