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FILE - Umpire Bruce Froemming, right, signals a home run for New York Yankees' Johnny Damon after conferring with his crew during the first inning of Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Oct. 4, 2007, in Cleveland.
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One of the best-known umpires in Major League Baseball history has died. Bruce Froemming died Wednesday at age 86, according to his son, Steven. Froemming was a major league umpire for 37 years. He worked the third-most games in big league history and a record 11 no-hitters. His son says Froemming suffered a fall at his home in Wisconsin and died at a hospital. Froemming began umpiring in the minor leagues at age 18. He joined the National League staff in 1971. He shifted to the unified major league staff in 2000 and retired in 2007 having worked 5,163 games.
