... behind a gap in the outfield wall and had two flipped to him after the final out was recorded; one by home plate umpire Tim Welke and another from Marlins closer Kevin Gregg. Not a bad night's loot. Pursuing baseballs has become his life's work ...

... to tag him, Guccione initially ruled Lilly safe at first. After Howard protested, crew chief and first base umpire Tim Welke met with Guccione and ruled Lilly was out even though replays were inconclusive on whether Howard tagged him. Lilly said ...

... formed to represent major league baseball's umpires. The union also elected umpires Joe Brinkman as vice president and Tim Welke as secretary-treasurer, as well as a six-man board of directors. n WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Dominican ...

... times. Notes: Morris raised the ire of fans when he hit Lofton in the back with his pitch in the fourth. Plate umpire Tim Welke immediately stepped in front of Lofton, who took his time getting down to first base. ... Martinez is stuck in a 2 ...

... plate with his left hand as he tumbled past. It was a close play, but there was no argument for the Yankees as umpire Tim Welke called it correctly. Down 1-0, the Yankees tried to rally in the fifth, putting a runner on second with two outs ...

... the next pitch. Phillies manager Larry Bowa argued that Zeile interfered with Todd Pratt's throw, but plate umpire Tim Welke disagreed. Zeile then hit a high fastball from Tim Worrell (1-2) up the middle to give the Mets the lead. Royals ...