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But before the change, when umpires had precedent for allowing the neighborhood play, suppose an upright rookie umpire decided to apply the rules with literalistic rigidity and disregard for the traditions of his fellow umpires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

England had already been frustrated by the decisions of a home umpire in losing the first Test on their tour of Pakistan in late 1987.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Zverev didn’t even appear to hear the chair umpire say “Game, set, match.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

During a second-round match between two of tennis’ most combustible personalities, Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe, chair umpire Frank Hammond penalized and eventually defaulted Nastase for his behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

I saw Mr. Galanter come storming onto the field to talk to the umpire.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Bancroft, with Smith by his side, was challenged by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But he has gone too far on court on many occasions, with much of his aggression directed at umpires.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But before the change, when umpires had precedent for allowing the neighborhood play, suppose an upright rookie umpire decided to apply the rules with literalistic rigidity and disregard for the traditions of his fellow umpires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He said the costs supported fields and facilities, umpires, event personnel, insurance, technology, trained scorers, streaming crews, scouting coverage and the administration required to operate thousands of games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The kidneys are the umpires of the body.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Interested in majoring in sports medicine or exercise science, Kennedy is on Santa Margarita’s Varsity Leadership Counsel and has umpired and worked with young players on their mechanics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025

Despite being in the MLB for 34 seasons, he had not worked a World Series game since 2005, nor umpired a league championship series since 2016.

From BBC ● May 28, 2024

Tichenor umpired his first big league game in 2007 and joined the full-time staff in 2012.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

West, who in May broke Bill Klem’s record for major league games umpired, will be the crew chief for Wednesday night’s NL game between the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

In 1908 I umpired in a memorable game which took place at New Haven between Yale and Princeton, which resulted in a victory for Yale, 12-10.

From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards

Justice Alito defends the chief from that criticism by reflecting on the ways in which both judging and umpiring require experience, study and perspicacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Both eventually made it big in the big leagues, Jim still umpiring after 27 years and Randy pitching for 16 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

The umpiring ranks are about to get younger—and, as far as it pertains to ABS, more accurate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The Blue Jays will feel aggrieved after a controversial umpiring call prevented them from levelling the score in the bottom of the ninth inning.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

At the farther edge of the camp Weldon was umpiring a game of football between his own squadron and a company of the Derbys.

From On the Firing Line by Hamilton Brock Fuller