Baseball Is Back, but How Does an Umpire Social Distance at Home Plate?

Optimal Positioning at Home Plate

Pirates manager Derek Shelton engages in masked, socially distanced argument with home plate umpire

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Safe at home? Social distancing difficult around MLB plates

Safe at home? Social distancing difficult around MLB plates - The Sumter Item

St. Louis, United States. 11th Sep, 2020. Home plate umpire Laz Diaz uses St. Louis Cardinals Yadier Molina's bat to knock dirt off of his shoes after Molina grounds out against theCincinnati

Baseball is back

Why does MLB need umpires for home plate when a computer could easily determine strikes/balls/ etc? - Quora

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No social distancing for local umps - Grand Forks Herald

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