Umpire Ron Kulpa exits game after foul ball off mask, replaced by Manny Gonzalez
HP umpire Ron Kulpa left a game after taking a foul ball off his mask, per Mark Bowman; Manny Gonzalez stepped in behind the plate.
Ron Kulpa exited from behind the plate after a foul ball struck his mask, per Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman). Manny Gonzalez replaced him as home plate umpire.
The circumstances of the exit — and any update on Kulpa's status — had not been detailed further in the report at the time of publication.
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