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Umps do a lot more running around that most fans notice. With runners on first and second, the batter laced a shot into the left field corner. Home-plate ump Joe West hustled out to cover third, because the third-base umpire had to run out into left field to see if the ball was foul or fair. First-base umpire Brian Gorman (right) hustled down the line to cover home plate for West.
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Umps do a lot more running around that most fans notice. With runners on first and second, the batter laced a shot into the left field corner. Home-plate ump Joe West hustled out to cover third, because the third-base umpire had to run out into left field to see if the ball was foul or fair. First-base umpire Brian Gorman (right) hustled down the line to cover home plate for West.
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