Mark Ripperger apparently does not miss.
The MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate for the contest and managed to call a “perfect game.”
Out of the 136 pitches taken during the game, Ripperger called every single one correctly (per umpire database Umpire Scorecards). He also called all 89 true balls correctly and all 47 true strikes correctly.
With the immaculate outing, Ripperger became just the second MLB umpire in the Umpire Scorecards era (since 2015) to turn in a “perfect game.” Pat Hoberg was the first to do so, pulling off the feat in the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies.
