Umpires for Wild Card Games, Division Series Announced
Major League Baseball today announced the umpires who have been assigned to 2016 Postseason games through the Division Series. The Wild Card Game crew chiefs will be Gary Cederstrom and Mike Winters, while the Division Series crew chiefs will be John Hirschbeck, Jeff Kellogg, Bill Miller and Joe West.
Major League Baseball today announced the umpires who have been assigned to 2016 Postseason games through the Division Series. The Wild Card Game crew chiefs will be Gary Cederstrom and Mike Winters, while the Division Series crew chiefs will be John Hirschbeck, Jeff Kellogg, Bill Miller and Joe West.
Cederstrom will be behind home plate in the Tuesday, October 4th American League Wild Card Game between the Baltimore Orioles and the host Toronto Blue Jays on TBS. His crew will consist of regular season crew chief Ted Barrett, Eric Cooper, Will Little, David Rackley and Bill Welke. A crew led by Winters, who will call balls and strikes, has been assigned to the Wednesday, October 5th National League Wild Card Game between the San Francisco Giants and the host New York Mets on ESPN. His crew will include CB Bucknor, Mike Everitt, regular season crew chief Jeff Nelson, Quinn Wolcott and Jim Wolf.
The American League Division Series are scheduled to begin on Thursday, October 6th. The crew chiefs on the AL side will be Miller (BOS-CLE) and West (BAL/TOR-TEX). Miller's crew has Vic Carapazza, Phil Cuzzi, Paul Emmel, Brian Knight and Tony Randazzo. The crew led by West, who is in his record 39th year as a Major League Umpire, is comprised by Lance Barksdale, Cory Blaser, Chad Fairchild, Sam Holbrook and Hunter Wendelstedt. All ALDS games will be telecast exclusively on TBS.
The National League Division Series are slated to start on Friday, October 7th. The crew chiefs for the NLDS will be Hirschbeck (SF/NYM-CHI) and Kellogg (LAD-WSH). Hirschbeck will work with Marvin Hudson, Mike Muchlinski, Alan Porter, Todd Tichenor and regular season crew chief Larry Vanover. Kellogg will be alongside Dan Bellino, Manny Gonzalez, Chris Guccione, regular season crew chief Tom Hallion and Ron Kulpa. FS1 and MLB Network will exclusively broadcast all NLDS games.
Scott Barry and Mark Carlson will be the Replay Officials for the Wild Card Games, while Chris Conroy, Kerwin Danley, regular season crew chief Gerry Davis and Adrian Johnson will handle those duties during the Division Series. A complete listing of the rotations assigned to the Wild Card Games and the Division Series accompanies this press release.
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ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2016 MLB Postseason games, including the Wild Card Games.
Tuesday's American League Wild Card Game between the Baltimore Orioles and the host Toronto Blue Jays:
Game One Umpire Previous Career Postseason Assignments
HP Gary Cederstrom* 1 WC; 7 DS; 6 LCS; 3 WS
1B Ted Barrett^ 3 WC; 8 DS; 6 LCS; 3 WS
2B Eric Cooper 1 WC; 9 DS; 2 LCS; 1 WS
3B Bill Welke 1 WC; 4 DS; 1 LCS; 1 WS
LF David Rackley 1st Postseason Assignment
RF Will Little 1st Postseason Assignment
Wednesday's National League Wild Card Game between the San Francisco Giants and the host New York Mets:
Game One Umpire Previous Career Postseason Assignments
HP Mike Winters* 1 WC; 10 DS; 5 LCS; 4 WS
1B Jeff Nelson^ 2 WC; 6 DS; 6 LCS; 3 WS
2B Mike Everitt 1 WC; 8 DS; 5 LCS; 3 WS
3B Jim Wolf 4 DS; 1 LCS; 1 WS
LF CB Bucknor 5 DS
RF Quinn Wolcott 1st Postseason Assignment
Replay Officials for Wild Card Games: Scott Barry and Mark Carlson
American League Division Series between the AL Wild Card Game winner and the host Texas Rangers, beginning Thursday:
Game One Umpire Previous Career Postseason Assignments
HP Chad Fairchild 3 DS
1B Lance Barksdale 1 WC; 2 DS
2B Sam Holbrook 1 WC; 4 DS; 4 LCS; 1 WS
3B Hunter Wendelstedt 1 WC; 4 DS; 2 LCS; 1 WS
LF Joe West* 2 WC; 7 DS; 9 LCS; 5 WS
RF Cory Blaser 1 WC
American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox and the host Cleveland Indians, beginning Thursday:
Game One Umpire Previous Career Postseason Assignments
HP Brian Knight 1 WC: 2 DS
1B Phil Cuzzi 2 WC; 5 DS; 2 LCS
2B Tony Randazzo 6 DS; 2 LCS
3B Paul Emmel 2 WC; 8 DS; 3 LCS; 1 WS
LF Bill Miller* 3 WC; 6 DS; 5 LCS; 2 WS
RF Vic Carapazza 2 DS
National League Division Series between the NL Wild Card Game winner and the host Chicago Cubs, beginning Friday:
Game One Umpire Previous Career Postseason Assignments
HP Todd Tichenor 1 WC; 1 DS; 1 LCS
1B Alan Porter 2 DS
2B Larry Vanover^ 2 DS; 3 LCS
3B Marvin Hudson 5 DS; 1 LCS
LF John Hirschbeck* 1 WC; 9 DS; 5 LCS; 4 WS
RF Mike Muchlinski 1st Postseason Assignment
National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the host Washington Nationals, beginning Friday:
Game One Umpire Previous Career Postseason Assignments
HP Dan Bellino 2 DS
1B Tom Hallion^ 6 DS; 5 LCS; 1 WS
2B Chris Guccione 1 WC; 5 DS; 1 LCS
3B Ron Kulpa 8 DS; 3 LCS; 2 WS
LF Jeff Kellogg* 1 WC; 8 DS; 6 LCS; 5 WS
RF Manny Gonzalez 1 WC
Replay Officials for Division Series: Chris Conroy, Kerwin Danley, Gerry Davis^ and Adrian Johnson
* - Indicates Crew Chief; ^ - Indicates Regular Season Crew Chief
Note that the "Previous Career Postseason Assignments" column above includes service as Replay Officials during a Postseason game/series.