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Originally Posted by ManInBlue
It presents a possible conflict of interest. Actually, it IS a conflict of interest.
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There is no conflict of interest since neither gained anything from the other.
Both made the major leagues on abiliity, not sibling help.
It is ludicrous to specualte that Umpire Haller would change a call to benefit his brother since umpires at that level are under constant scrutiny and supervision.
Major League Baseball would have raised red flags about the integrity of its umpires if it had refused to let the Hallers meet on the field.
By letting it happen the event is now nothing more than a footnote in baseball trivia.