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The first wild-card playoff game in baseball history turned out to be just plain wild Friday, thanks to a complicated rule that has long been part of baseball, even if many people - even hard-core fans - don't know exactly what it is. The disputed call led to a protest by the Braves - which was quickly denied - and an ugly display as fans littered the field with debris, causing a 19-minute delay.

An umpire's blown call on what would have been the final out of the ball game cost a Detroit Tigers pitcher the chance to record Major League Baseball's third perfect game in less than a month.

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Major League Baseball and its umpires have reached an agreement on a five-year labor contract running through December 2014....

An umpire has emptied the stands at a high school baseball game, ejecting the entire crowd of more than 100 fans for being unruly.

Umpires play the role of judges in the on-field world of baseball. Like members of our judicial branch, umpires keep something of an air of mystery around themselves and their methods, preferring to stay anonymous when possible. Could any baseball fan pick an umpire out of a police lineup?