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Man with same name as ump gets calls

TOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio man had to turn off his phone service because he shares the same name with the umpire who blew a call that cost a Detroit pitcher a perfect game.

The Toledo man says the harassing calls started not long after the bad call on Wednesday night and some were pretty vulgar.

Jim Joyce tells WTOL-TV the confusion came about because umpire Jim Joyce grew up in Toledo and graduated from high school in the city.

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