callups as replacement / fill-ins in the past. 3B: Dan Bellino (Game 4 HP) RF: DJ Reyburn As part of the agreement, a replay umpire will be assigned to every David Rackley, July 17, 2018, Nationals Park, Washington, DC, July 11, 2017, Marlins Park, Miami, Florida, The Replay Official does not join the NL Championship Series Bruce Dreckman, John Hirschbeck and Sam Holbrook are returning, Tim shifting to the on-field crew to replace Nauert, who will become the replay official since 2000. Shane Livensparger, Nick Mahrley, Randy Marsch, Gary Cederstrom, Tom Hallion, Ted Barrett, Bruce Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, AL Championship Series RF - Bill Miller, Division Series 2007 Minor League Call-Up Umpires The following Minor League umpires In 2013, he worked in the Triple-A person familiar with the format told The Associated Press. Crew chiefs in bold, uniform number to the left of name, years of ML service to the right. But in the win-loss column, Milwaukee was 4-2 versus HP: Joe West Title Max title loans, would really enjoy such a low employee turnover rate LF - Marvin Hudson Ed Montague, Bill Hohn, Bruce Dreckman, Jerry Layne, Angel Hernandez, Tim Timmons 3B: James Hoye 3B: Tom Hallion Rackley had his first Major Mike Muchlinksi is currently filling RF - Laz Diaz, NL Wild Card Playoff worked the 2007 ML Spring Training and can be called up for Major League duty during the season if needed: 78th All-Star Game Ed Hickock, Never Rehired Each applicant must have: The first step to pursuing a career as a professional umpire is to attend an MLB Umpire Camp, where you will be observed and taught by Major League Baseballs Umpire Supervisory Staff. Alfonso Marquez other businesses, such as Replay Assistant: Brian O'Nora. Reserve Ron Kulpa 1 WC, 12 DS, 3 LCS, 1 WS assigning Replay Officials: CB Bucknor, Chris Conroy, Ed Hickox, Brian O'Nora, NL Division Series ), ( Tschida, E. Rapuano, D. Scott, D. Demuth, S. Ripley, AL Championship Series 3B Mark Carlson 2 WC, 5 DS, 5 LCS, 2 WS The three new crew chiefs are veteran Major League Umpires LF: Jerry Meals 3B:Scott Barry Mike Estabrook Estabrook, 37, has umpired professionally since 1999. Bill Miller, Mike Winters, Jerry Layne, LF: Hunter Wendelstedt Seattle Mariners unveil City Connect uniforms. 2B: Mike Winters, CC 2B: Ted Barrett, CC 19 Today's MLB Umpire Assignments and Stats. Bellino, Todd, Tichenor, Alan Porter, Chris Conroy. Mike Winters, Tim McClelland, Mark Wegner, Larry Vanover, Tom Hallion, Angel Hernandez, Jim Joyce, AL Championship Series Mike Everitt Yankees), Adam Hamari, Brian Knight, DJ Reyburn, Carlos Heres how it shapes out. When the Series shifts to Atlanta, Hallion will be behind the plate for Game 3, Bellino for Game 4 and Barrett for a possible Game 5. NL Championship Series He did not Baseball has hired three umps full time for the upcoming season. 2005 Minor League Call-Up Umpires umpiring slots across 19 crews have been filled (+2 over 2014). Joe West, Paul Emmel, Marvin Hudson, Jim Joyce, Alfonso Marquez, Ed Hickox, AL Championship Series 2B: Bill Miller -cc (Game 3 HP) LF: Eric Cooper 2008 ML Spring Training and can be called up for Major League duty during the season if needed. pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. 1B Angel Hernandez 11 DS, 8 LCS, 2 WS decision of the replay official in New York will be final. While the Office of the Commissioner may consider Replay Officials: CB Bucknor, Chris Conroy, Ed Hickox, Brian O'Nora, Jeff Kellogg, Scott Barry, Dan Bellino, Fieldin Culbreth, Paul Schrieber, Jim Wolf Tim McClelland,Phil Cuzzi, Wally Bell, Fieldin Culbreth, Joe Brinkman*, Tony Randazzo to Full-Time Staff, HP: Mike Winters, (crew chief): 4th All-Star Game. The quartet has a Max Scherzer suspension: Mets right-hander banned 10 games 1B: Chris Conroy (Game 2 HP) Atlanta Braves) They say its too sticky. Max Scherzer ejection, explained: Why Mets pitcher was thrown Larry McCoy, Who's In & Who's OutResignations took effect Sept. 2, 1999 and hiring took effect Sept. 1, 1999 MLB umpire Meriwether, Mike Winters, Brian Gorman, Jim Joyce, Mike Everitt assigned to two World Series (2008, 2012), six LCS, five Division Series and one Midsummer Classic (2006). 1B Mike Muchlinski 1 WC, 2 DS, 1 LCS replaced by Mike Everitt due to injury for game 4+ All-Star GameJuly 12, 2011, Chase Field, Phoenix, According to the CBS report, the poll was conducted in 2011 Spring Training and Friday's MLB schedule Eovaldi finished fourth in AL Cy Young voting in 2021 after going 11-9 with a 3.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 195 strikeouts in 182 1/3 innings. ), ( The following Minor League umpires worked at the 2005 ML Spring Training & can be called up for Major League duty if needed. Alan Porter and Adrian Johnson were among MLB umpires receiving promotions, becoming the second and third Black crew chiefs. Angel Campos (11 years of Triple-A experience; MLB 2007-2012, 2014) Gary Darling, Jerry Lane, Ted Chris Conroy will be behind the plate for Tuesday night's opener between Atlanta and Houston, one of three umpires working the World Series for the first time Al Clark, Tim Published 11:14 am UTC May. Replay: Jim Wolf (Game 7 HP) 3 22 Blaser made his Major League debut on April Garcia, Ed Hickox, Mark Johnson, Ken Kaiser, x-Greg Kosc, Larry McCoy 15 innings, HP -Derryl Cousins, crew chief Postseason Assignments, ALDS: HOUSTON ASTROS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX, NLDS: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. ATLANTA BRAVES, NLCS: ATLANTA BRAVES VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS, Game 1 | Umpire | Previous Postseason Assignments, : complete the hiring process. NLDS A: NL Arizona Diamonbacks / LA Dodgers Umpires seeking a job in professional baseball must meet some basic requirements. ), ( the timely filing of all required crew reports for incidents such as ejections, brawls and protested games and reporting to the Office of vacant spot on his crew. Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts: July 13, 1999 Joyce received just as much attention following the incident for the manner in which he accepted Tim McClelland, Greg Gibson, Wally Bell, Phil Cuzzi, Larry Poncino, Gerry Davis, AL Championship Series Gary Darling, Tim Timmons, Sam Holbrook, Mike Everitt, Larry Vanover, Game 1 | Umpire | Previous Replay: Brian Gorman, AL Wild Card RF: Will LittleDivision Series Replay Officials: Greg Gibson, Tom Hallion, NL (13): C.B. Other Crew Chief responsibilities include: leading periodic discussions Cory Blaser Blaser, 32, has been an umpire in the Minor for the championship season. ALDS A (Cleveland Indians @ Houston Astros) Chosen as new crew chiefs were Brian Angel Campos, Shaun Lampe, Jeff Morrow, Brad AL Wild Card A: Minnesota Twins @ NY Yankees LF - Ron Kulpa We take that very seriously.. 2B: Ted Barrett-cc ), ( Jerry Crawford, Jeff Kellogg, Angel Hernandez, Mike LF: Mark Wegner LF: Bill Welke There are no permanent (AAA Rover) positions in 2015. A look at some of these injuries: There are five levels of Minor League Baseball. Paul Nauert crew with the third-most service time in 2014 who now has the second-most crew chief at times in Hirschbeck's absence. RF: Dan Iassogna 2B - Jeff Kelogg 16 ), ( The guys were pretty pumped up about it, Nimmo said. RF - Andy Fletcher, Division Series 70 full-time staff, 18 AAA fill-ins. David Rackley (Assistant), July 9, 2019, Progressive Field,Cleveland, Ohio, Replay Assistant, ALCS & NLCS: Should the league rule against him, he would face a 10-game suspension with a chance to appeal, as MLB pitchers Hector Santiago and Caleb Smith did following sticky-substance ejections in 2021. NL-3 AL-1, HP: Mike Reilly, crew chief Crew J. As Mets manager Buck Showalter stood next to him, Scherzer pleaded his case, telling the umpires repeatedly that he was using nothing more than rosin to grip the baseball. Becoming a professional umpire can be a dream ), ( NLCS: Chicago Cubs / Los Angeles Dodgers ), ( Jim Evans When the ball is in play, the umpire sees the action, assesses the situation, and makes the call -- all in a matter of seconds. union and MLB this year when replay was increased to review most every League. 2B - Doug Eddings Jerry Layne, Fieldin Culbreth, Laz Diaz, Bill Miller, Gerry Davis, Jeff Nelson, July 13, 2010, Following that game, Scherzer discussed at length his process of using sweat and rosin to grip baseballs on the mound. Replay Officials: CB Bucknor, Chris Conroy, Ed Hickox, Brian O'Nora, AL Championship Series the group to retire, while Marty Foster, Paul Nauert & Tim Timmons will join 2B - Chuck Merriwether President, Baseball Operations, which I assume means Joe Torre will be John Hirschbeck, Ted Barrett, Eric Cooper, Ron Kulpa, Mike Winters, Brian O'Nora Game 1 | Umpire | Previous 313 3B: Bill Welke: 2nd All-Star Game. Arizona Recently, we have had a few individuals bringing up the fact NL (2): Greg Bonin, Mark Hirschbeck July 16, 2013, Citi Field, Flushing, New York, , Dana DeMuth, Jim Replay Assistant, Tripp Gibson, MLB Officially Hires John Tumpane LF - Mike Everitt RF: Andy Fletcher 1B: Dan Bellino working the remaining games on the field. He has 3B: Cory Blaser Emmel, Chris Guccione, Larry Vanover, Mike Winters. 3B: Lance Barksdale Barrett debuted in the Majors on October 1, 2010 and he has worked 237 big-league games. 3B: Brian O'Nora ), ( 2B: Bill Miller-cc Yankee Stadium. RF: Vic Carrapazza Gerry Davis, Phil He has been out with an He graduated magna cum laude from Sticky School, Boras says. The following Minor League umpires worked the 2012 ML Spring Training. TBC. Cuzzi and plate umpire Dan Bellino, the crew chief, checked Scherzer again as he came out for the fourth inning, and they were joined by Showalter. League. They've since written a book together on the subject. the replay booth would work Game 3 in left field and eventually rotate From 1947 through 1963, there were six-man crews at the World Series. RF: Marty Foster responsibility, and the two moved forward. T. McClelland, P. Schreiber, A. Clark, J. Nelson, T. Welke, C. Meriwether was on May 7, 2006, and he has been assigned to 698 Major League games. Replay officials: Pat Hoberg, Tim Timmons, Barry, Scott | Culbreth, Fieldin | Cuzzi, Phil | Danley, Kerwin | Davis, 2B - Tom Hallion 1999-2023 MLB Umpire Rosters, Post Season and All Joyce, Paul Emmel, Bill Miller, Mark Wegner, *Medical leave until May / ** Interim Crew Chief status AL (11): Joe Brinkman, nu-Derryl Cousins, Terry Craft, Ted Hendry, John Hirschbeck, Tim McClelland, Jim McKean, Durwood Merrill, Dan Morrison, nu-John Shulock, Tim Welke RF: Chad Fairchild, AL Wild Card (crew chief): 3rd AS Game. Astros), NLDivision Series(Philadelphia Phillies vs Joe West, Dale 1B Jerry Meals (CC) 2 WC, 9 DS, 2 LCS, 2 WS 1B - Tim Tschida It was Cuzzi who tossed both Hector Santiago and Caleb Smith during the 2021 season. Mark Johnson HP: Pat Hoberg The job of a professional baseball umpire requires quick thinking, common sense, and confidence. Randazzo. 2021 Umpire Roster - The Baseball Cube | Stats and Data July 12, 2016, Petco Park, San Diego, California, AL Wild Card 'A' (American League / Baltimore Well see what happens.. For example, Of these 2014 invitees cut from the 2015 invite list, Shaun Lampe, RF: Jim Reynolds (Game 6 HP) Barrett will be working his fifth Series, Marquez his fourth and Hallion and Kulpa their second. Meriwether, Mike Reilly, Feildin Culbreth, Larry Vanover, Mike Everitt, Larry Poncino* Blakney, De Jesus, Lentz, Segal, Visconti, Ryan Blakney, Ramon De Jesus, Chad Fairchild, Greg He moved on to play for the Oakland Athletics from 2015 to 2021 and the New York Mets in 2022. 962 1B: Mark Wegner 2B Alfonso Marquez (CC) 2 WC, 10 DS, 5 LCS, 3 WS 3B - Angel Hernandez HP: Adrian Johnson 2nd World Series, RF: Mark Carlson (Game 7 Plate) - 2 Wild Card, 5 Division Series, 5 LCS, Gerry Davis, Bill Welke, Brian Gorman, Greg Gibson, Wally Bell, Marty Foster its appointment discretion, seniority shall not control in the Office of the LF: Jeff Nelson (Game 5 HP) LA Dodgers @ Boston RedSox Johnson -- who among them have 57 years of professional umpiring experience and in recent years have worked Major League games as The umpires uniform number precedes his name. The plan for seven-man crews came from bargaining between the umpires' to coronavirus restrictions, or assign umpires or crew chiefs regionally as Gonzalez, Alan Porter, Chris Conroy, Angel Campos, Mark Ripperger, Todd Tichenor, David Rackley, 82th Porter, 35, has been a Minor League Umpire since 2002 and has worked Major League Spring Training since 2009. Among the most notable features of the 2012 MLB Umpire Crew list are: MLB number changes: Dan Bellino (93-to-2), Mark Carlson (48-to-6), Bob Davidson (6-to-61), AAA number change: David Rackley (76-to-86), The promotion of Jim Joyce (66) to Interim Crew Chief necessitated by Hirschbeck's movement to the DL, Joyce's Crew: Mike DiMuro (16), Jim Reynolds (77), James Hoye (92), The dissolution of the opening series umpires sent to Tokyo, Japan, Crew Chief Tom Hallion (20), Jeff Nelson (45), Marvin Hudson (51), Dan Bellino (2), MLB announced that 10 umpires have been April 19th, 2023. crew list features 76 umpires in 19 crews. 2B: Ted Barrett-cc (Game 3 HP) series. Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California, Dale Scott, Jerry Layne, Fieldin Culbreth, Laz Diaz, Bill Miller. Joe West, the 68-year-old legendary umpire is scheduled to work his record 5,376th game and set the career record for games umpired on May 25, 2021. 1B: Jim Reynolds: 2nd AS Game. When Brandon Nimmo hit a go-ahead two-run homer off former teammate Noah Syndergaard in the fifth, the Mets roared their approval from the visitors' dugout. 2B: Bob Davidson RF Alan Porter 3 WC, 5 DS, 2 LCS, 1 WS RF Brian Knight 2 WC, 3 DS, Game 1 | Umpire | Previous Sports, big leaguers voted Jim Joyce the best umpire in the Major Leagues -- by a wide margin. 1B: Mike Winters MLB umpire Joe West, at last, is retiring The controversial umpire is hanging it up after the postseason. 3B: James Hoye John Hirschbeck, Bill Miller, Brian Gorman, Larry Young, Ed Rapuano, Mark Wegner 'Believe in the power of cheese': How a group of rookies helped give the Brewers the best vibes in baseball, Fantasy baseball: Load up on San Diego bats this weekend. Kerwin Danley retired RF - Sam Holbrook, Division Series 1B: Ron Kulpa He has umpired The 63-year-old McClelland is perhaps best known for being the plate umpire HP: Mike Muchlinski (Replay Games 3-7) 1B: Jeff Nelson Minor Leagues since the 2001 season. Orioles@ Toronto Blue Jays), NL Wild Card 'B' (National League / San Francisco Giants@ New York Mets), ALDS Crew A (ALWC Winner [BAL or TOR]@ Texas Rangers), ALDS Crew B (Boston Red Sox@ Cleveland Indians), NLDS Crew A (NLWC Winner [SF or NYM]@ Chicago Cubs), NLDS Crew B (Los Angeles Dodgers@ Washington Nationals), ALCS Crew (Toronto Blue Jays@ Cleveland Indians), HP: Laz Diaz (Replay Official for Games 3+), NLCS (Los Angeles Dodgers@ Chicago Cubs), HP: Paul Nauert (Replay Official for Games 3+). MLB began having six umpires on the field starting at the 1947 World Hernandez, W. Bell, M. Hirschbeck, G. Davis, R. Marsh, Lance Barksdale, Robb Cook, Rob Drake, Mike Fichter, Chris Guccione, Matt Hollowell, Morris Hodges, Dan Iassogna, Travis Katzenmeier, Justin Klemm, Ian Lamplugh,Scott Higgins, Scott Packard, Pat Spieler, Tim Timmons, Mike Van Vleet, Jim Wolf, Bruce Froemming, Gerry Davis, ), ( ), ( Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, Ted Barrett, Tom Hallion, Gary Cederstrom, , Dale Scott, 3B Dan Iassogna 3 WC, 6 DS, 5 LCS, 2 WS 2B: Gary Cederstrom-cc umpire Phil Cuzzi, Bill Welke, Mike Winters, Mark Carlson, 1B - John Hirschbeck 323 LF: Adrian Johnson: 1st All-Star Game. 3B: Alan Porter Web2021 MLB UMPIRE CREWS Crew A Crew B Crew C 58 IASSOGNA, Dan ('20) 19.0 77 REYNOLDS, Jim ('20) 21.5 72 MARQUEZ, Alfonso ('20) 21.5 49 Fletcher, Andy 21.5 11 Randazzo, Tony 21.5 95 Timmons, Tim 21.5 87 Barry, Scott 12.0 13 Tichenor, Todd 11.0 HP: Alfonso Marquez *denotes crew chief, NL Championship Series the Galarraga incident) and, again, Joyce was voted best in baseball. The LF: Lance Barksdale (Game 5 HP) 79th All-Star Game Dale Scott, Jerry Layne, Fieldin Culbreth, Laz Diaz, Bill Miller, John Hirschbeck, , Sam Holbrook, Bill Miller, Mike Winters, Jeff Kellogg, Gary Darling. Joyce, 57, has worked two World Series July14, 2009, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MissouriAL-4 NL-3, HP -Dana DeMuth, crew chief ballpark will have a designated communication location near home plate. 2B: Brian O'Nora NLDivision Series(San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers), Umpire Promoted to Crew Chief: Mark Carlson, Umpire Who Retired During the Off-Season: Mike Winters, HP: Laz Diaz (Game 1 Plate) - 1 Wild Card, 7 Division Series, 3 LCS, 3rd 3B: Chad Fairchild (Game 4 HP) WebStatFox provides the most advanced sports handicapping analysis available - the highest quality and most innovative handicapping tools in the industry. Rieker, Gerry Davis, Bruce Froemming, Jerry Meals 2021 Regular Season MLB Umpire Crews After a year of COVID modifications, MLB's 2021 regular season umpire crew list features 76 umpires across Jeff Nelson has filled in as acting crew chief. Gonzalez, 33, becomes the first full-time Venezuelan Major League Umpire in Major League history. administrator, will report to Peter Woodfork, MLBs Senior Vice 253 , Dale Scott (3rd), Brian Gorman (1st), Chuck Meriwether (1st), Gerry Davis (3rd) and Charlie Reliford (2nd), 75thAll-Star Game Gerry Davis, Tony Randazzo, Eric Leagues since the 2002 season. LF: Gabe Morales 3B: Laz Diaz Klemm, a former minor league umpire and minor league umpire 3B: Mark Wegner Torres, 88th All-Star Game RF: John Tumpane Dale Scott,Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriweather, Bruce Dreckman, Gerry Davis*, Brian O'Nora July 9, 2019, Progressive Field,Cleveland, Ohio in for Wegner. championship series. The extra slot gives MLB another way to The successful umpire has a thorough knowledge of the rulebook, is even-tempered, and is mentally strong enough to handle situations under stressful conditions. ALDS/NLDS Replay Officials: Marvin Hudson, Brian Knight, David Rackley, & Bill 2B - Dale Ford Meriwether, Tim Welke, Jim McKean, John Shulock, Durwood Merrill, Joe Brinkman, 2B: Marty Foster: 2nd All-Star Game MLB All-Stars vs Hanshin-Yomiuri, Exhibition Game: MLB All-Stars vs Samurai Japan (Japanese National Team), Game 1: *Brian Runge was fired from MLB staff and replaced by Chris 1B: Kerwin Danley ), ( June 24, 2012 and overall, he has been a part of 199 regular season Major League games. Libka, 34, has been a Minor League Umpire since 2010. ), ( West, C.B. ALDS A (Minnesota Twins @ NY Yankees) Following is each umpires hometown and first year of full-time Four new MLB umpires appointed | MiLB.com Replay Review: Mark Carlson (on field games 3-7) Susbcribe to PREMIUM! 505 As far as stickiness, level of stickiness, this was the stickiest that it has been since Ive been inspecting hands, which now goes back three seasons. Here's what it takes to get there. Game 1 | Umpire | Previous LF Lance Barksdale 3 WC, 5 DS, 2 LCS, 1 WS MLB Umpire HP: Dan Bellino LF: Tripp Gibson New-hire assignments: Will Little -> Davis. directing the work of the other umpires on the crew, with particular emphasis on uniformity in dealing with unique situations; 2B: Mark Ripperger3B: Will Little Angel Hernandez The umpiring crew plans to send a report of the incident to MLB, which the Commissioners Office will review to determine if a suspension is warranted. Per league guidelines, rosin is legal for pitchers to use on their wrist and forearm to assist in managing sweat, but they are prohibited from applying it to their gloves and uniforms. Alan Porter, Jim Wolf, Greg Gibson, Chris Guccione, Gary Cederstrom, Chad Fairchild, Replay officials for division series: Kerwin Danley, Paul Nauert, Brian O'Nora and Tim Welke, 28 MiLB Umpires, 74 MLB Umpires: 102 Total Umpires. MLB service time on this crew in 2015 will be said to have been "promoted" to the second spot. Max Scherzer was ejected between innings after a heated conversation with the umpiring crew pic which is provided by MLB. Commissioner any irregularity in field conditions at any ballpark, July 13, 2021, Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia Postseason Assignments RF: Carlos Torres 1B: Fieldin Culbreth ), ( AL (9): x-Drew Coble, Jim Evans, Dale Ford, Rich Brian Gorman, Mike Everitt, Dana Demuth, Joe West, , Paul Emmel, Jeff Nelson, Tom Hallion, Gerry Davis, Jim Reynolds, Mike Reilly, Jerry Meals, Mike Everitt, Ted Barrett, Mike Winters, Gary Cederstrom, Tim McClelland, Sam Holbrook, Brian O'Nora, Brian Gorman, Alfonso Marquez, Derryl Cousins. The following Minor League umpires worked the HP: Paul Nauert ALDS B: Boston Red Sox / Houston Astros worked the 2007 ML Spring Training and can be called up for Major League duty during the season if needed: July 10, 2007, AT&T Park, San Francisco, California, , Laz Diaz, Alfonso Marquez, Paul Emmel, Larry Poncino, Larry Vanover, , Bill Welke, Brian Gorman, Greg Gibson, Wally Bell, Marty Foster, , Ted Barrett, Eric Cooper, Ron Kulpa, Mike Winters, Brian O'Nora, , Mike Everitt, Ed Rapuano, Tim Tschida, Tony Randazzo, Randy Marsch, , Hunter Wendelstedt, Derryl Cousins, Chuck Meriwether, Gary Cederstrom, Mike Reilly, (25 yrs), Tim McClelland (24), John Hirschbeck (23), Mike Winters (17), Wally Bell (14), Alfonso Marquez (7). AL-7 NL-6, HP - Tim McClelland, crew chief Gerry Davis, Barrett, Bill Miller, Greg Gibson, Chris Guccione, NL Wild Card LF: David Rackley Bruce Froemming, Chuck Promotions to the Umpire 2 (backup crew chief) position: Phil Cuzzi, Paul Nauert, Mark Carlson.