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umpiring

  • present participle of umpire.

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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

Since then, only a handful of women, including Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio, reached high levels of baseball umpiring minor league games, but none worked the majors.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2025

To honor the occasion, Roberts and Correa greeted each other at home plate for the pregame lineup exchange and posed with the umpiring crew for a picture.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2023

ET start time for the game, MLB is still reviewing the melee, which included several flareups and took the umpiring crew over 15 minutes to sort out.

From Seattle Times Aug. 6, 2023

"Two strikes!" cried Sage, who was still umpiring.

From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan