Wardrobe malfunction. Yeah, that’s not exactly the phrase most people associate with Major League Baseball, but there have been instances. Back in mid-May this year, home plate umpire Jim Wolf had a belt malfunction.
With Nico Hoerner batting in the top of the 2nd during the Cubs’ win over the Nationals on Saturday, home plate umpire Jim Wolf thought Nats Drew Millas had called for a review of a ball call.
Jim Wolf has faced calls for his job this season, from fans and analysts alike. He is currently ranked 77th of 90 MLB umpires, and his performance on Friday night during a game between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals did not help his case.
After taking the series opener on Saturday, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Despite a comeback effort, New York fell 6-5 in the first game of a double-header. All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor drove in three of New York's five runs, with Brandon Nimmo and Jesse Winker accounting for the other two.
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Photographer Jim Wolf was in Anaheim and a gallery of his best shots follow. Click on any photo to view full size and be sure to give him credit if you share.
The AVP season kicked off with the Huntington Beach Open this past weekend and our full contingent of photographers were on the scene: Mark Rigney, Rick Atwood, Will Chu, Allen Szto and Jim Wolf.
LONG BEACH, California — UCLA’s four-set victory Saturday over Long Beach State in the NCAA’s National College Men’s Volleyball Championship match provided great action for both the crowd of 3,804 in Long Beach’s Pyramid and also a national audience on ESPN.