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MLB umpires wear wristbands to protest 'abusive' treatment
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MLB umpires will wear white wristbands to protest escalating verbal attacks - NBC Sports
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Umpires halt white armband protest against verbal attacks - Sports Illustrated
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MLB Umpires are the Snowflakes of the Week, This is the Loop
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Sorry, judges, we umpires do more than call balls and strikes - The Washington Post
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Eduardo A. Encina - Baltimore Sun
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MLB Umps Wear White Wristbands to Protest Increased Verbal Attacks by Players, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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MLB umpires wear white wristbands to protest verbal attacks
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MLB umpires wear wristbands to protest 'abusive' treatment
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MLB umpires remove white wristbands
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Tigers' manager Brad Ausmus livid about 'petty' umpire protest - The Athletic
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MLB umpires wear white wristbands against player abuse