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The position of crew chief was not as clearly established in the early years of the 20th century; for the purpose of this list, the crew chief for early World Series is defined as the home plate umpire for Game 1. Umpires who are active entering the 2025 season are indicated in bold face; members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are indicated in ...
The Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason is the annual playoff elimination tournament held to determine the champion of MLB in the United States and Canada. Since 2022, the postseason for each league—American and National—consists of two best-of-three Wild Card Series contested by the lowest-seeded division winner and the three wild card teams, two best-of-five Division Series (LDS ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Note: Umpires rotate from right field to left and then clockwise around the bases starting at third during an MLB postseason series, so the ump at second base for the opener will be behind the ...
Baseball's elite eight is set, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves perhaps most likely to win the World Series. MLB playoff rankings: National League powers top list of World Series ...
Both Wild Card Series began on October 1, with Game 2s for October 2, and Game 3 for one of the series on October 3. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series in the United States together with ESPN Radio. [1] [2] These matchups were: (3) Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central champions) vs. (6) New York Mets (third wild card): Mets won series, 2–1.
Now retired, longtime Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott scanned the playoff lineup and was startled to spot the names of so many young umps. When he saw the list for the upcoming World ...
An umpire in Japan calling a strike, 2024 Home plate umpire Malachi Moore reviews the lineup cards from both teams before a 2016 minor league baseball game. In a game officiated by two or more umpires, the umpire in chief (usually the home plate umpire) is the umpire who is in charge of the entire game.