36-year-old John Tumpane has been been a baseball umpire for more than half of his life – but this week’s game in particular was one that he would never forget.
Tumpane was walking back across the Roberto Clemente Bridge on the Allegheny River towards his hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
It was just a few hours before the Pirates versus Rays game on Wednesday, and the umpire had just picked up some lunch.As he was strolling along, he saw a young woman climb onto the other side of the railing.
Alarmed, Tumpane went over to the woman and casually asked her what was going on, so as not to frighten her.
“I just wanted to get a better look of the city from this side,” she replied, according to the umpire’s memory.
“Oh no,” Tumpane said, hooking his arm around hers. “You don’t want to do that. It’s just as good over here. Let’s…
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