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PHOENIX, AZ - JUNE 29: Home plate umpire Mike DiMuro calls Lou Marson #6 of the Cleveland Indians safe as he slides in to score a run past the tag from catcher Miguel Montero #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of the Major League Baseball game at Chase Field on...

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Cleveland Indians' Lou Marson, right, scores ahead of the tag by Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero as umpire Mike DiMuro, left, looks on during the ninth inning in an interleague baseball game Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Phoenix.

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First base umpire Mike DiMuro, right, tries to explain to San Diego Padres manager Bud Black why he started to call a double by Philadelphia Phillies' Pete Orr a foul but then changed to a fair call in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Saturday, April 23, 2011, in San Diego. Orr...

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, left, has some words with home plate umpire Mike DiMuro in an MLB baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in the seventh inning on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.

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OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Manager Jim Leyland #10 of the Detroit Tigers argues with first base umpire Mike DiMuro #16 over a call at first base as Danny Worth #29 looks on against the Oakland Athletics during an MLB baseball game at O.co Coliseum on September 17, 2011 in Oakland, California...

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Minnesota Twins catcher Rene Rivera, right, shows home plate umpire Mike DiMuro the ball after tagging out Chicago White Sox's Tyler Flowers at home during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 in Chicago.

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New York Yankees batter Brett Gardner smashes his bat into the ground as home plate umpire Mike DiMuro (16) signals he struck out with the tying runs on base and the Yankees lose 4-2 to the Baltimore Orioles in their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, July 29,...

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 29: Erick Aybar #2 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim caught stealing second base as shortstop Trevor Plouffe #24 of the Minnesota Twins applies the tag and umpire Mike DiMuro #16 looks on during the fifth inning of their game on May 29, 2011 at Target Field in...

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Texas Rangers' David Murphy (R) reacts to umpire Mike DiMuro's (L) call after being caught stealing against the Philadelphia Phillies during the ninth inning of their Interleague MLB baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 20, 2011.

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, left, talks with umpire Mike DiMuro after a fly ball by Dodgers' Juan Uribe to Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Jose Tabata was ruled a catch during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Monday, May 9, 2011. The Pirates doubled...

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, left, walks past umpire Jim Reynolds, center, to talk with umpire Mike DiMuro at third base after Dodgers' Juan Uribe, right, was ejected by DiMuro in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Monday,...

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, left, listens to umpire Mike DiMuro after Dodgers' Juan Uribe flew out to Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Jose Tabata during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, May 9, 2011. The Pirates doubled Dodgers' Matt Kemp off at...

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San Diego Padres manager Bud Black pleads his case with umpire Mike DiMuro in the first inning of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, April 21, 2011 in San Diego.

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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 25: Shortstop Alcides Escobar #2 of the Kansas City Royals waits for the throw as Adam Jones #10 of the Baltimore Orioles slides safely into second base for a double in the fourth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 25, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. Looking...