umpire

Example Sentences

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When he tried a swipe, the ball looped up to be caught on the leg side, only for the umpire to signal no-ball.

From BBC

What followed was almost five minutes of confusion as TV umpire Sharfuddoula assessed the situation.

From BBC

With the game tied in the ninth, manager Phil Nevin was ejected after arguing with umpires, who had just declared that Mike Trout struck out to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times

Scherzer had blanked the Dodgers on one hit through three innings, escaping a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first, but he was forced to change gloves by the umpires before the third inning.

From Los Angeles Times

The 38-year-old right-hander already had been told by umpires to change his glove before he took the mound one inning earlier in the bottom of the third.

From Washington Times