Every MLB team has to have a " sacrificial lamb" on their team. Someone who can punch the ump in the face and not care about being fired/ suspension. These umps are on bigger ego trips than federal judges...no repercussions for doing a brutal job.
That Joc Pederson one is maddening. Ump delayed the call and Joc challenged quickly after that but it's delayed because he made the strike call late? Joc never had a chance to challenge