ump
Example Sentences
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“We call a time out, point out the bat, and the ump comes over and says, ‘Oh yeah, that’s illegal’… It counts as an out and we win the game.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
How much baseball culture revolves around the home plate ump?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
And the ump who threw her out of the game is also a woman.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
The Atlanta Braves thought they’d won a game on a two-out, ninth-inning walk-off walk the other day only to find out the ump had nailed their hitter for a clock violation for strike three.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
“SAFE!” the third-base ump says, slashing his arms out to his sides.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
