Learn about Major League Baseball umpires and their roles in the game.

CAREER: Joined the Major League staff in 1999...became the first-ever Mexican-born umpire to make it to the Major Leagues...worked the 2017 AL Wild Card Game; the Wild Card Series (2020, 2022); the Division Series (2001-02, '05-06, '11-12, '15, '18-21, '23); the League Championship Series (2003, '08, '13, '16-17, '22); the World Series (2006 ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Major League Baseball announced Monday that it has terminated umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules. MLB’s decision was made in May 2024 and upheld following an appeals process in accordance with the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Umpires Association (MLBUA).

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Mike Everitt was named an MLB Umpire Supervisor in February 2020 following 21 years as a Major League Umpire, including his final three seasons as a crew chief. Everitt worked three World Series (2007, 2009 and 2015) and six League Championship Series in his career. Everitt was the home plate umpire for Kevin Millwood’s no-hitter on April 27 ...

Umpires are responsible for enforcing on-field rules and rendering decisions on judgment calls such as: Whether a batter or baserunner is safe or out, and whether a pitched baseball is a strike or a ball.

Jan 19, 2023 · Though all big league call-up umps come from Triple-A, MLB’s new umpire development system allows the best-performing umps the potential to skip Minor League levels -- a process that aligns more closely with the player development process.

May 13, 2024 · The umpires meet after Nick Castellanos' at-bat to discuss what the count is and confirm that he did indeed draw a walk

Oct 8, 2024 · NEW YORK -- The first postseason meeting between the archrival Mets and Phillies has certainly lived up to the billing through two games. Now, after the teams exchanged wild come-from-behind victories at Citizens Bank Park, their National League Division Series showdown shifted to Citi Field for Game 3 tonight.

Feb 14, 2025 · Major League Baseball today announced that three new umpires have been promoted to the full-time Major League staff, joining two other hires that occurred in 2024. The newest members promoted in 2025 are Paul Clemons, Emil Jiménez, and Alex MacKay, who join 2024 appointments Dan Merzel and Nate Tomlinson in