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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Atlantic League Nixes Robot Umpires, Will Return to Human-Called Strike Zone in 2022

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After two years of testing MLB's Automated Ball-Strike System, the Atlantic League will revert to having human umpires call pitches, exp...
Friday, January 14, 2022

MLB Hires Sean Barber & Ben May as Full-Time Umpires

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Rounding out its set of early January 2022 hires, MLB promoted Sean Barber and Ben May to the full-time major league umpire staff, joining R...
Thursday, January 13, 2022

Roberto Ortiz Hired to Full-Time MLB Umpire Staff

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Major League Baseball hired Roberto Ortiz to its full-time umpire staff. This makes three hires ( Ryan Additon, John Libka ) and three retir...
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

MLB Hires Ryan Additon & John Libka to Full-Time Staff

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With Gerry Davis  and Brian Gorman 's retirements, MLB has hired call-up umpires Ryan Additon and John Libka to its full-time staff. Joe...
Monday, December 27, 2021

2021 UEFL Rules Summit Results

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The 2021 Umpire Ejection Fantasy League Rules Summit is now complete with voting concluded in accordance with  UEFL Rule 8-3 . The 2021 Summ...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

2021 UEFL Rules Summit Ballot & Voting

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The Umpire Ejection Fantasy League Rules Summit continues with our voting stage and the 2021 Rules Summit ballot. UEFL Rule 8-3 describes t...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Umpires Gibson, Reyburn Return to Tripp's KY Hometown to Rebuild Mayfield After Tornado

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MLB umpire Tripp Gibson returned to his hometown of Mayfield, Kentucky, and was joined by colleague DJ Reyburn as the pair helped members of...
Monday, December 13, 2021

2021 UEFL Rules Summit Discussion

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The Umpire Ejection Fantasy League announces its 2021 UEFL Rules Summit , setting forth a framework for discussing issues and proposed amend...
Thursday, December 9, 2021

2021 Umpire of the Year Award - Pat Hoberg

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Pat Hoberg is the UEFL's 2021 Umpire of the Year, voted MLB's best in our annual Awards poll. Voting: Hoberg (12.2%), Alan Porter (9...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

2021 Ejection of the Year - Tom Hallion & Jeremy Riggs

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Tom Hallion and Jeremy Riggs produced 2021's Ejections of the Year [2020: Dan Bellino ]. Voting: 160 Hallion (12.0%), 101 Riggs (11.4%...