ump

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How much baseball culture revolves around the home plate ump?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Rich Garcia, a major league umpire from 1975-99 and ump supervisor from 2002-09, faults the ABS system for not being as accurate at matching human calls as the strike zone usually is applied.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2023

In the ninth inning with the score tied at 2 on Wednesday, Mike Trout was called out on a full-count checked swing by first base ump Will Little, stranding two.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

If they’re not, the ump calls a strike.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023

“You were and you weren’t. The ump could’ve called it either way.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok