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function in baseball
- In baseball: Umpires
Umpires control the game. One behind home plate calls balls and strikes on the batter, determines whether a batter has been hit by a pitch or has interfered with the catcher (or vice versa), and calls runners safe or out at home plate. He…
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organization in baseball
- In baseball: Labour issues
…the game, players, managers, and umpires. The players had begun to organize as early as 1885, when a group of New York Giants formed the National Brotherhood of Base Ball Players, a benevolent and protective association. Under the leadership of John Montgomery Ward, who had a law degree and was…
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