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Noun
He was replaced by the infield ump, and Xaverian school officials found a certified ump in the stands to fill in on the base paths.—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026 Folks in the comments section on X were absolutely letting both the umps and MLB have it.—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Verb
That makes the chair ump job mostly button-pushing.—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021 Only three men have umped more major league games than Davis, and no one has been on the field for more playoff games.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2019 See All Example Sentences for ump