Major League Baseball today announced the Major League Umpires who have been assigned to the 2023 Wild Card Series presented by Hankook Tire. The four Wild Card Series crew chiefs will be Lance Barksdale, James Hoye, Dan Iassogna and Alan Porter.
Iassogna will lead the umpires involving the American League Central Champion Minnesota Twins, the AL’s third seed, hosting the sixth-seeded Toronto Blue Jays. Barksdale’s crew will work the Wild Card Series that features the fourth-seeded Tampa Bay Rays hosting the fifth-seeded Texas Rangers.
In the National League, Porter’s crew will be on the Wild Card Series with the third-seeded Central Division Champion Milwaukee Brewers welcoming the sixth-seeded Arizona Diamondbacks. Hoye’s group will work the matchup featuring the fourth-seeded Philadelphia Phillies hosting the fifth-seeded Miami Marlins.
A complete listing of the Wild Card Series rotations accompanies this press release.
The Wild Card Series will also be available via the ESPN App. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2023 MLB Postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series.
The 2023 Postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.