Arizona deputies save Little League game
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A baseball game in Fountain Hills was almost called off due to a lack of an umpire -- until two men in a different kind of uniform stepped in to handle umpire duties.
Two Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputies stepped up to the plate in a big way to make an impact on the lives of the kids.
The Fountain Hills Little League Yankees were set to take on another team when a volunteer umpire never showed up.
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The two MCSO deputies happened to be at the park, and the coach approached them about their willingness to play.
Conveniently, one of the deputies had played semi-professional baseball prior to his career with MCSO, and after some quick training on difference of rules, they took the field.
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The Yankees coach says the deputy did a better job as an umpire than some of the professional umpires who have helped out with Little League games.
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