Honestly, they should just let the umpires have their mics on the whole game for this exact reason.
“Ah, son of a bitch”
I wish there was a subscription service in sports to hear everything on the field. Sign me up. #dbacks #umpire #hotmic #earmuffs #mlb #royals pic.twitter.com/PXkykMMsi1— Greg Freeman (@grgfremn) May 25, 2022
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Tom Hallion accidentally turned on his mic during the Mets-Rockies game. We heard everything in the Coors Field press box.
Pete Alonso saying hello, the pop of the mitt and that guttural “stee-rike” call. pic.twitter.com/L1BuJRMK7z
— Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) May 21, 2022