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Umpires Mike Everitt, left, and Bill Welke right, separate Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer, center, from Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez after he hit Perez with a pitch during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

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Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, center, argues a balk call with umpires Bruce Dreckman (1), Bill Welke (3), Mike Everitt, and Chad Whitson, right, during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey (34) gives home plate umpire Bill Welke a friendly pat after they chatted at the end of the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez, left, runs into Minnesota Twins catcher Josmil Pinto, middle, as umpire Bill Welke watches, while Perez dodged a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, April 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, right, talks with home plate umpire Bill Welke after Pirates' Andrew McCutchen was called out attempting to score in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Fla., Monday, March 14, 2011. The Orioles won 8-2. (AP Photo)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon, right, walks off the field after being ejected from the game by home plate umpire Bill Welke after striking Toronto Blue Jays batter Jose Bautista, background left, with a ball during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010.