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Minor League Umps Call a (Labor) Strike

By Jeffrey Lane

On April 2, after a three-hour rain delay, the defending-champion Chicago White Sox picked up right where they left off in October, clobbering the visiting Cleveland Indians 10-4 in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) season opener. While the clouds relented to reassure baseball fans that spring had returned, two days later the rumblings of a labor dispute marred the debut of… return to article

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