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Has a MLB umpire ever punched a player?
Of course what are u stupid?
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Are there any umpires in Major League Baseball that are x players of the majors?
In the 2009 season, no. There have been 39 former MLB players that became MLB umpires. The most recent was Bill Kunkel who was a pitcher for the Athletics and Yankees between 1961-1963 and an American League umpire between 1968-1984. There is 1 umpire who was elected to the Hall of Fame that was a former player. Jocko Conlon was a National League umpire between 1941-1965 and played for the Chicago White Sox in 1934-1935.
What does a baseball umpire's era mean?
I must say when I saw that statistic last night it was the first time I had heard of it. But the way I understand it, and umpire's ERA stands for the number of earned runs scored in a game while the umpire is behind home plate. A higher umpire ERA generally means that the umpire favors the hitter by having a smaller strike zone. A lower umpire ERA generally means the umpire favors the pitcher by having a larger strike zone.
