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3 Major League Baseball umpires call DC area home
MLB baseball season is underway, and while the teams on the field are competing to get to the World Series in October, there ...
Sliders: For MLB umpire Mark Ripperger, a ‘very good’ game turned out to be perfect
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MLB Must Make Unprecedented Decision After Umpire’s Continued Struggles
If the league can’t outright suspend Bacon, it must consider preventing him from working behind the plate. A missed call at ...
Fans Demand Umpire Tony Randazzo's Firing After Phillies’ Loss to Giants
Randazzo became the latest umpire to turn heads for a controversial strike zone. With the Phillies trailing 8-4 with two ...
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt goes to hospital after foul ball in Mets-Twins game hits him in head
Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital for further examination on Wednesday after he was struck in the face ...
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1B umpire Wendelstedt walks off with assistance after being hit in head
First base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was struck in the head by a line drive and left the Twins' 4-3 win over the Mets on ...
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. suspended 1 game following ejection, violation of social media policy
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined by Major League ...
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MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated Umpire training requires serious attention to the rules. (That’s both the Official Baseball Rules and the separate yet equally dense Major League Baseball ...