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- ↑ "Umpire Roster". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Hot Clips, Irrational Umpire Calls Governed the Semifinal Game". Daum Sports, Kakao Corp. Retrieved Nov 21, 2015.
- ↑ Min, Michael (Nov 20, 2015). "The Korean team's victory has covered controversial issues of the Premier12 (in Korean)". Minkiza Columns .
