Major League Baseball has taken us through a rollercoaster of emotions. While it gives us immense joy to see our players performing at the highest level, who loves a wrong call? A similar incident unfolded during the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins on Friday. Umpire Bill Miller missed a call at home plate, forgetting to turn off the mic.

Fortunately, the call was reversed, but Miller did not appear pleased with how things turned out. With already two outs at the bottom of the eighth inning, the Red Sox’s Jarren Duran tried to score on a Rafael Devers single. However, Ryan Jeffers, the Twins’ catcher, had already reached the throw when Duran slid his way to the home, and he was out before he even reached the plate.

The decision came in favor of the Red Sox as the umpire, Bill Miller, called it safe. The buzz started from there. Duran was out when the call was reviewed. “After review, the call on the field is overturned. The runner is out. Minnesota retains,” he announced. It wasn’t the right call, and what followed was Miller letting out his frustration and giving himself a little bit of self-criticism with the microphone still on.

Bill Miller admitted his mistake, but in a manner that no one expected, probably. “F****** saw that, too. God damn it,” he said after a momentary silence. Dropping the F-bomb during the television broadcast surely grabbed attention, with many praising him for acknowledging his mistake.

Even though the batter was finally called out, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Twins by a significant margin, so the call couldn’t affect the results. However, the thing that mattered the most was that Bill Miller held himself accountable for the missed call. In a game like this, we have often seen umpires taking things much deeper with wrong calls, but here, it wasn’t the case.

Meanwhile, fans are praising Bill Miller. 

Why are fans praising the umpire despite dropping an F-bomb?

Well, Bill Miller has had a decorated career. In 2025, his accuracy is 94.3 %, and accuracy above expected stays at 1.5% with 92.2% consistency and 0.58 runs in favor. Not to forget his experience in the American League since his start as an umpire in 1997. And now, his statement after the wrong call only reflected his authenticity as an umpire, who readily accepted his mistake in one go, criticizing himself.

Being accountable for one’s own actions, whether they’re right or wrong, is always a good thing that can save a person from the lowest of lows. And this time, it’s Bill Miller who didn’t disappoint.

That’s what made the fans happy, and one of them wrote on X, “Love that. Way to own it, umpire.” 

Another comment read, “Honestly, it’s refreshing to see them like this. It’s baseball, an American pastime. It’s human.” Well, we all know that to err is human! But what matters is how they react to their mistakes.

Although Miller’s mistake didn’t cost the game, as the Red Sox won, it’s his approach that made many fans happy and satisfied. The most important thing was that the right call was made in the end, and thankfully, there wasn’t anything to be upset about as well.

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