Pirates will recognize umpire John Tumpane's heroic actions tonight

The Pirates plan to recognize Major League Baseball umpire John Tumpane before their game Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to a club official. On Wednesday, Tumpane led an effort to convince a distressed woman from leaping from the Roberto Clemente Bridge into the Allegheny River. Tumpane has since received national attention.

Manager Clint Hurdle met Tumpane in a PNC Park hallway Thursday and thanked him.

“I told him I couldn’t be more proud of him,” Hurdle said. “We spend a lot of time on [news] things that don't need to be covered. This is something that needed to be covered. The man didn’t think about things. He didn't analyze things. He didn’t figure out how he was…