1.   Double-A leagues have three umpires, and all other leagues use two.

2.   In previous Little League seasons, we had real umpires to call the games.

3.   It was a second victory for the American who successfully had umpire Bruno Rebeuh removed from the tournament Tuesday.

4.   Morris denied an allegation by Davey Phillips, a dissident umpire who is not related to the union leader, that it has several umpires on its payroll.

5.   A bid to shorten major league baseball games for the coming season has umpires looking to lower the strike zone for pitchers.