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Originally Posted by Westheim
For something else entirely, I'm watching the Wandering Jays - Nationals game and Joe West came out in the first inning after being hit by Bichette's bat.
Which makes me wonder - what is the fewest number of umps you need for a baseball game to go on? One? Two? Three?
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I don't know what MLB policy is but as a former umpire, we and I have to assume these umpires are trained in the positioning and movement required for 4,3,2 and 1 umpire scenarios. I would think that at the speed things develop at this level, 1 umpire would be woefully inadequate but two can cover a game surprisingly well with proper movement and trade-off between them.