WATCH: Second base umpire Mark Wegner blows out hamstring while calling Teoscar Hernández out on a tag from Bryson Stott

We almost had an umpire land on the injury list in last night’s disaster-class at Citizens Bank Park. During Game 2 of the NLDS, second base umpire Mark Wegner came charging in to get in position for a close play at the bag and ended up blowing out his hamstring after planting his leg to make the out call on Teoscar Hernández.

Teoscar Hernández out at second on a gutsy call from 2nd base umpire Mark Wegner

Sometimes that out call can be harsh on the hammy, Mark Wegner is going to gut this thing out though. pic.twitter.com/v2adlKICkW

— Aram Leighton (@AramLeighton8) October 7, 2025

2nd base umpire Mark Wegner blows out hamstring making the out call

2nd base Umpire just blew out his hamstring making that out call
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— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 7, 2025

Respect for the toughness, but man, the injury timing couldn’t be worse. World Series is a couple weeks away and now the crew chief might be looking at an IL stint.

The silver lining here is that the Dodgers will likely put the Phillies out of their misery before the end of the week and Mark Wegner has a travel day today before getting back out there Wednesday night. Throw a bag of frozen peas on it and back to work, brother.

Much like everything else that happened in this funeral of a ballgame, that whole play was sketchy. The throw was garbage, Hernández was sliding in hot, and Bryson Stott slapped that tag with zero urgency. Somehow that ended up being the only thing that actually went Philly’s way in the late innings.

You hate to see injuries, but Wegner knew immediately something wasn’t right. Maybe he’s also trying to milk a little sympathy. It’s no secret that the ABS is coming next year. People forget that robots don’t pull hamstrings.

Was Mark Wegner taking one for humans by trying to show the world that being an umpire is a man’s job? Lousy WiFi isn’t taking Mark Wegner offline during playoff baseball. He’s out there fighting through the pain and doing his job.

Maybe stretch a little during the seventh-inning stretch next time, Mark. Trust me, this is what happens when you get old.

One day you’re fine, the next you’re on a trip with Phans of Philly to watch the Birds play the Rams in L.A. and you find yourself stoned to the gills on an electric scooter that you have no control over.

From there, you end up on the pavement, bloodied up, and you can’t walk anymore because your right knee buckles with every step you take. Now you’ve got a Joel Embiid meniscus that will never fully recover and you spend most of your weekends wondering if this will be the last round of golf you can play before you’re in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.

Not fully relatable, but you get my point. It’s a young man’s world out there. I respect Mark Wegner for leaving it all out on the table. We’ve all been there. Heal up, brother.

I purposely did not include any other details from last night’s misery in South Philly. There’s plenty up on the website though. Check it all out right here.

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