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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Baseball’s all-time Thumb King — he was ejected from 162 games, a record that should stand forever — liked people, period, umps included.
—Mark Bradley, AJC.com, 10 May 2026
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
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Noun
Not satisfied with his options, the coach continues to pressure Morris until the ump is given no choice but to tell the coach to go to his car.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Baseball’s all-time Thumb King — he was ejected from 162 games, a record that should stand forever — liked people, period, umps included.
—Mark Bradley, AJC.com, 10 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
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“Ump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ump. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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