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Lazaro Antonio Díaz Sr. (born March 29, 1963) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball wearing number 63, a reference to his year of birth. He joined the American League's full-time staff in 1999, and has worked throughout both major leagues since 2000.
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 following is a list of major league baseball umpires.The list includes umpires who worked in any of four 19th century major leagues (American Association, National Association, Players' League, Union Association), one defunct 20th century major league (Federal League), the currently active Major League Baseball, or either of its leagues (American League, National League) when they ...
A native of Santa Clara, California, Morales began umpiring Minor League Baseball games in 2009. [1] He made his debut in 2014 and was one of four umpires promoted to the full-time staff in February 2017, upon the retirements of Bob Davidson, John Hirschbeck, Jim Joyce, and Tim Welke.
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.
Jerry Blake Layne (born September 28, 1958) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League between 1989 and 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He wore uniform number 24 in the NL, but when MLB merged the AL and NL umpiring staffs in 2000, Layne was forced to switch to number 26, as AL ...
World Baseball Classic Field of Dreams Game ( 2022 ) John Francis Tumpane (born May 4, 1983) is an American Major League Baseball umpire , who wears number 74.
When the AL and NL umpiring staffs merged in 2000, the senior umpire who wore a given number could keep that number, while the junior umpire had to select a new number. Since 2020, MLB has allowed three-digit numbers on umpires, but the procedure applies to reserve umpires (call-up umpires when regular umpires are on vacation).