Todd Frazier was visibly frustrated last night with home plate umpire Lance Barrett after a few generous strike calls and expressed his concern after the New York Mets 7-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
His frustration with umpires goes back to the San Diego Padres series, “I’m just starting to get frustrated with these umpires a little bit. It’s one of those things where I have to say something. … Something has to be done. The more we talk about it, the more frustrating it’s getting. I’m not making excuses. We lost fair and square. The kid pitched a hell of a game. But these umpires have got to get better, bottom line.”
The Mets were shutdown by young left-hander Sean Newcomb on Wednesday night. He allowed only two hits over seven scoreless innings in which he struck out eight.
Statcast agreed with Frazier on Wednesday with two called strikes against him in the game that weren’t and four more botched strike calls in the last five games.
Frazier blasted off on the umps after the game, “There’s no accountability. I’m getting really frustrated with these guys in these last five or six games that puts you in a hole.”
The Mets third baseman is hitting .255/.385/.429 on the season with 20 walks and said he would like to sit down with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred if necessary to discuss his recent issues with the umpires.
