Introduction
Baseball’s history is full of scandals—game-fixing, PEDs, sign-stealing. But did you know that in over 150 years of professional baseball, only one umpire has ever been banned from the game? Not dozens. Not a handful. Just one.
His name? Dick Higham.
And here’s the kicker—we’re still not entirely sure if he actually did anything wrong. Was he …
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