...union was then replaced by a new union led by umps who opposed the mass resignations. In May 2001, arbitrator Alan Symonette ordered baseball to rehire Drew Coble, Gary Darling, Bill Hohn, Greg Kosc, Larry Poncino, Frank Pulli, Terry...

...when many American League umps refused to go along. The MLUA then filed a grievance, and in May 2001 arbitrator Alan Symonette told baseball to rehire nine of the 22. That decision was upheld last December by U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle...

...Bruce Froemming and Ed Montague. In the primary umpires' case, Bartle in December upheld a decision by arbitrator Alan Symonette that ordered baseball to rehire nine of the 22 umpires who lost their jobs in September 1999 after a failed mass resignation...

...He'll be fine. He's my pal. That's how it's going to be." Arbitrators Howard Block, Elisabeth Neumeier and Alan Symonette made their decision Saturday, two days after hearing the case. Rivera, who turned down a $36 million, four-year...

...hired 25 new umps from the minor leagues. The union filed a grievance to regain the jobs of the 22, and arbitrator Alan Symonette rejected the owners' motion to dismiss the case, scheduled for argument Dec. 13-16. Phillips led umpires through...

...regain the jobs of the 22, but no date has been set for the start of that hearing, which will be before arbitrator Alan Symonette. Umpires have been criticized in the past week for blown calls during the AL Championship Series, most of them in...

...regain the jobs of the 22, the union has not agreed to any of the proposed dates for the hearing before arbitrator Alan Symonette, a lawyer involved in the case said Tuesday. Union lawyer Pat Campbell declined comment on the arbitration. The...

...to restore the 22 umpires' jobs. When the hearing begins, probably later this month, owners will ask arbitrator Alan Symonette to dismiss the case. If umpires don't win the grievance, Campbell said, "this union will have to regroup and...

...25 umpires from the minor leagues. Baseball then accepted the resignations of 22, effective Sept. 2. Arbitrator Alan Symonette will hear the grievance the union filed to try to regain the jobs of the 22. Owners intend to ask him to dismiss...

...from $420,000 to $3.1 million rather than $3.9 million. Arbitrators Richard Bloch, Stephen Goldberg and Alan Symonette made the decision Tuesday, a day after hearing the case in Phoenix. Millwood's case was the first for the Braves...