{"id":168347,"date":"2026-04-17T07:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/168347\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:29:22","slug":"mlb-umpire-brock-ballou-allegedly-robbed-assaulted-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/168347\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB umpire Brock Ballou allegedly robbed, assaulted in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Major League Baseball<\/a> umpire’s work trip to Philadelphia was one to forget, and it wasn’t because of what happened on the diamond.<\/p>\n

Brock Ballou, an MLB umpire since 2022, was allegedly robbed and assaulted in Center City by a suspect that police believe is a teenager a day before a Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> series.<\/p>\n

According to CBS News Philadelphia<\/a>, Ballou had his phone stolen and he then chased the suspect. The two then “got involved in a physical altercation” nearby.<\/p>\n

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MLB home plate umpire Brock Ballou officiates during the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field in Denver on July 3, 2025. (Ron Chenoy\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Capt. Jason Smith told the outlet the two “ended up on the ground, at which time the victim struck his head, causing injury. The male continued his assault, violently punching him.”<\/p>\n

Ballou’s phone was returned to him by a bystander. The incident with Ballou was 30 minutes after a separate one that is believed to have been commenced by the same suspect.<\/p>\n

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MLB umpire Brock Ballou officiates during a spring training game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch-Glendale in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 2, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

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Ballou was behind home plate for the Phillies’ game against the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> two days after the attack. He had been in Texas behind the dish the day before he was assaulted.<\/p>\n

The umpire went behind the plate for the first time on June 10, 2022, for a game between the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays. He called 23 games from home plate last season, including three in Philly.<\/p>\n

Ballou has gotten 94.1% of balls and strikes correct this season, according to Ump Scorecards. He has been challenged four times, and all have been overturned.<\/p>\n

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Home plate umpire Brock Ballou talks with Tampa Bay Rays catcher Alex Jackson during the game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Aug. 21, 2024. (Darren Yamashita\/USA Today Sports)<\/p>\n

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He has 58 games under his belt from behind home plate.<\/p>\n

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