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The commissioner of Major League Baseball is suing the umpires union over a dispute with the union president and the way games have been called this year. This action follows on the heals of a suit brought against the commissioner and his office by the union charging they violated the Federal racketeering act. The piling of litigation stems from a lawsuit filed to prevent the World Umpires Association from having an arbitrator hear a grievance over discipline the union president received. The union claims the grievance was based on baseball’s use of technology to evaluate members performance during games.