Umpire Strikes Out in Review Effort

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a baseball umpire’s application for administrative review because of his failure to properly identify relevant documents in the record. Case: Matter of Hirschbeck v. Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, No. 528658, 03/16/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Mark Hirschbeck worked as a Major League Baseball umpire. He injured his right hip in 2002 and received workers' compensation benefits. Hirschbeck underwent surgery and then suffered complications. He then filed a third-party action for medical malprac...