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Home plate umpire Brian O'Nora (C) is assisted off the field by umpire Ed Rapuano (L) and Los Angeles Angels trainer Adam Nevala after getting hit in the leg by a pitch thrown by Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Britton while he was taking his warm up pitches before the start of their...

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First base umpire Ed Rapuano dodges a foul ball during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, in Washington. The Mets won 7-3.

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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 30: Jacoby Ellsbury #2 of the Boston Red Sox is hit by a pitch and awarded first base by home plate umpire Ed Rapuano on August 30, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 30: Manager Joe Girardi of the New York Yankees tries to convince home plate umpire Ed Rapuano that Curtis Granderson #14 was hit by a pitch in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on August 30, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: Umpire Ed Rapuano and catcher Ryan Hanigan #29 of the Cincinnati Reds looks on as Jonny Gomes #30 of the Washington Nationals follows his two RBI single during the sixth inning at Nationals Park on August 18, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: Umpire Ed Rapuano looks on as catcher Ryan Hanigan #29 of the Cincinnati Reds fields the ball as Jayson Werth #28 of the Washington Nationals scores during the sixth inning at Nationals Park on August 18, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, right, reacts as he crosses home plate on a first-inning home run during a baseball game against the Florida Marlins in Miami, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. Home plate umpire Ed Rapuano, left, looks on.

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Home plate umpire Ed Rapuano rests during a pitching change in the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves, Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Cincinnati. Temperatures on the field during the game were over 100 degrees. Cincinnati won 11-2.

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ALTERNATE CROP - Home plate umpire Ed Rapuano, center, points to the catwalk where New York Yankees' Nick Swisher, left, hit a foul ball as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Robinson Chirinos, right, looks on during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, right, argues with first base umpire Ed Rapuano, left, after Andy Dirks was called safe at first base against the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Monday, June, 27, 2011. Home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez reversed...

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In this photo taken Monday, June 27, 2011, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, right, argues with first base umpire Ed Rapuano, left, after Detroit Tiger Andy Dirks was called safe at first base during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Detroit. Rapuano conferred with plate...

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DENVER, CO - APRIL 19: Manager Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants protests a call with homeplate umpire Ed Rapuano #19 in which Ty Wigginton of the Colorado Rockies was called safe at home when he scored in the fifth inning at Coors Field on April 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.

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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 30: Francisco Cervelli #17 of the New York Yankees reacts after he is hit by a pitch as catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia #39 of the Boston Red Sox and home plate umpire Ed Rapuano try to calm Cervelli down on August 30, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi (L) argues with home plate umpire Ed Rapuano after Rapuano ruled that Yankees batter Curtis Granderson was not hit by a pitch in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts...

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New York Yankees' Francisco Cervelli, center, yells at Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey as catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and home plate umpire Ed Rapuano move in after Cervelli was hit by a pitch during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday, Aug. 30,...

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi argues with home plate umpire Ed Rapuano after Girardi thought Curtis Granderson was hit by a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.

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Tampa Bays Rays manager Joe Maddon (L) argues with home plate umpire Ed Rapuano during the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg, Florida July 19, 2011.

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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, right, talks to umpire crew chief Ed Rapuano during a steady rain fall in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday, July 7, 2011, in St. Louis. A rain delay was called soon after.

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As the Chicago White Sox celebrate, Kansas City Royals pitcher Aaron Crow questions home plate umpire Ed Rapuano after Crow was called for a balk that scored the winning run during the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 4, 2011, in Chicago. Chicago won 5-4.

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland (L) argues an officials call with first base umpire Ed Rapuano before being ejected from the game during the seventh inning of their American League make-up baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Detroit, Michigan June 27, 2011.

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland argues with umpire Brian O'Nora after a reversed call, from safe to out by first base umpire Ed Rapuano, on a Andy Dirks sacrifice bunt in the seventh inning, against the Toronto Blue Jays in Detroit Monday, June 27, 2011. Leyland was eventually...

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Milwaukee Brewers catcher George Kottaras, right, checks on the condition of home plate umpire Ed Rapuano after Rapuano was hit by a pitch from starter Zack Greinke during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Chicago.

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New York Yankees' Francisco Cervelli, left, argues with Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia after he was hit by a pitch from John Lackey during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Home plate umpire Ed Rapuano moves in.

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New York Mets batter Jose Reyes (R) hits a triple against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of their MLB National League baseball game in New York, May 6, 2011. The umpire is Ed Rapuano (19) and the Dodgers catcher is Rod Barajas (C).

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Los Angeles Dodgers batter Andre Ethier hits a single against the New York Mets in the first inning of their MLB National League baseball game in New York May 6, 2011. Mets catcher Josh Thole (R) and umpire Ed Rapuano (19) watch the hit, which brought Ethier's continuous hitting streak...