FILE - Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin (34) takes a pitch as home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott (81) calls the balls and strikes during a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)FILE - Home plate umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during the third inning of a spring training baseball game between the Miami Marlins and Houston Astros Sunday, March 10, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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FILE - Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin (34) takes a pitch as home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott (81) calls the balls and strikes during a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)
