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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UMPIRE DEVELOPMENT 2023 STAFF
Dusty Dellinger: Director
Thomas Honec: Manager,
Umpire Technology
Mike Felt: Chief
of Instruction
Jorge Bauza:
Field Evaluator/Instructor
Darren Spagnardi:
Field Evaluator/Instructor
Tyler Funneman:
Field Evaluator/Instructor
Brian Sinclair:
Field Evaluator/Instructor
Jay Pierce: Field
Evaluator/Instructor
The Association of Minor League Baseball Umpires (ALMU) has approved a
four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new agreement will see umpires
paid $2,800 a month in the rookie complex leagues, $3,000 in Low-A and $4,500 in
Triple-A. That’s up from $2,000 for rookie-ball umpires and as low as $2,100 in
Low-A under the previous agreement. Those salaries will also receive a 2%
cost-of-living adjustment for every year of the CBA, raising those salaries to
$2,971 per month in rookie ball and $4,775 per month in Triple-A in 2025.
Umpires will also be eligible for a performance bonus in the new agreement.
Umpires rated in the top tier for their level (20-40% of all umpires at that
level) will receive an additional month’s salary as a bonus. Those rated in the
middle tier (30-60% of umpires at that level) will receive 50% of their monthly
salary as a bonus. The bottom tier (10-30% of umpires at that level) will
receive 25% of their monthly salary in a bonus.
Per diem will also see a bump to $64 per day and will be adjusted to match IRS
rates for the following three years of the agreement.
Triple-A
Harden Acosta, David Arrieta, John Bacon, Reed
Basner, Mark Bass, Matthew Bates, Jhonatan Biarreta, Matthew Brown, Samuel
Burch, William Clark, Paul Clemons, Trevor Dannegger, Zachary Dobson, Darius
Ghani, Thomas Hanahan, Luis Hernandez, Aaron Higgins, Steven Jaschinski, James
Jean, Tyler Jones, Austin Jones, Garry Kelley, Lucus Krupa, Christopher Marco,
Jose Matamoros, Takahito Matsuda, Jacob Metz, Raul Moreno, Jose Navas, Robert
Nunez, Cody Oakes, Jonathan Parra, Jen Pawol, Anthony Perez, Benjamin Phillips,
Dane Poncsak, Michael Rains, Randy Rosenberg, Benjamin Sonntag, Mark Stewart,
Kelvis Velez, Thomas West, Lewis Williams III, Dilon Wilson, Matthew Winter
Triple-A Rovers
Brock Ballou, Emil Jimenez Pernalete, Edwin
Jimenez Pernalete, Alexander Mackay, Daniel Merzel, Charles Ramos, Jeremy Riggs,
Derrek Thomas, Nathan Tomlinson, Clinton Vondrak, Brian Walsh, Ryan Wills
Eastern League (AA)
Matthew Blackborow,
Joseph Belangia III, Denver Dangerfield, Thomas Fornarola, Ethan Gorske, Evin
Johnson, Justin Juska, Jaeyoung Kim, Jude Koury, Kevin Mandzuk, Maecelo Alfonzo
Lozano, Tanner Moore, Pete Talkington, William Traynor, Mitchell Trzeciak, Tyler
Wittl, Zdenek Zidek
Southern League (AA)
Dylan Bradley, Sean Cassidy, Chandler Durham,
Benjamin Fernandez, Macon Hammond, Steven Hodgins, Zachary Martin, Thomas
O'Neil, Rainiero Valero Bolivar, Bryan Van Vranjen, Justin Whiddon
Texas League (AA)
NathaneilDiederich, Benjamin Engstrand, Casey
James, Ty Krauss, Kellen Martin, Trevor Mathews, Alex Nash, Raymond Patchen,
Christopher Presley-Murphy, Ernesto Rios, Jr., Herrison Silverman, Malcolm
Smith, Sean Sparling, Robert Tassone
California League (A-Advanced)
Timothy Barreras, Jared Duerson, Jabril
Geter-Abdulah, Spencer Kim, Tatum Littleton, Conor McKenna, David Sabll, Andrew
Schrock
Carolina League (A-Advanced)
Travis Brewer, Michael Corbett, Korey Gerber,
Joshua Hulsey, Christopher Jenke, Frank Jones, Joshua Michael, Travis Robertson,
Brand Schmitt, Shane Sullivan, Perrt Swartz, William Ward III
Florida State League (A-Advanced)
Nelson Fraley, Davion Frye, Shea Graham, Tyler
Green , Juston Hopkins, Alexander Lawrie, Chad Patterson, Juliette Robb, Chad
Wastlake, Nobuki Yasutta
Midwest League (A)
Daniel Bytheway, Robert Ginther III, Juan Gomez,
Kevin Levine, Jarred Moehlmann, Guillermo Rodriguez, Cliburn Rondon, Kyle Stutz,
Brandon Tipton, Charles Welling
South Atlantic League (A)
Christian Argueza, Jesse Bush, Samuel Carey,
Steven Craze, Warren Eubanks, Jaylen Goodman, Tre Jester, Brian Laws, Jacob
McConnell, Elliot Melton, Jon-Tyler Shaw, Clay Williams
Northwest League (Short A)
Cas Cousins, Garret Griffin, Shin Koishizawa,
Trevor Patience, Austin Snow, Jack Wason
XM All-Star Futures Game
Plate: James Jean
First Base: Trevor Dannegger
Second Base: Harden Acosta
Third Base: Dexter Kelley
Triple-A
David Arrieta
Erich Bacchus
John Bacon
Brock Ballou
Reed Basner
Matthew Bates
Adam Beck
Jhonatan Biarreta Castillo
Matthew Brown
Samuel Burch
Donald Carlyon
Nestor Ceja
William Clark
Paul Clemons
Darius Ghani
Thomas Hanahan
Luis Hernandez
Arron Higgins
Steven Jaschinski
Emil Jimenez Pernalete
Tyler Jones
Shane Livensparger
Alexander Mackay
Nicholas Mahrley
Christopher Marco
David Martinez
Jose Matamoros
Takahito Matsuda
David Merzel
Jacob Mertz
Brennan Miller
Edwin Moscoso Corredor
Jose Navas Corzo
Robert Nunez
Cody Oakes
Tyler Olson
Jonathan Parra Ortega
Anthony Perez
Cody Oakes
Tyler Olson
Jonathan Parra Ortega
Anthony Perez
Benjamin Phillips
Dane Poncsak
Michael Rains
Charles Ramos
Jeremy Riggs
Justin Robinson
Randy Rosenberg
Benjamin Sonntag
Mark Stewart, Jr.
Derek Thomas
Nathan Tominson
Alexander Tosi
Junior Valentine
Clinton Vondrak
Brian Walsh
Thomas West
Lewis Williams III
Ryan Willis
Dillon Wilson
Mathew Winter
Eastern League (AA)
Marcelo Alfonzo Lozano
Sean Cassidy
Thomas Fornarola
Edwin Jimenez Pernalete
Evin Johnson
Jaeyoung Kim
Jude Koury
Lucas Krupa
Kevin Mandzuk
Kellen Martin
Tanner Moore
Jen Pawol
Michael Snover
Michael Trzeciak
Rainiero Valero Bolivar
Kelvis Velez Caminero
Tyler White
Southern League (AA)
Mark Bass
Dylan Bradley
Benjamin Fernandez
Joshus Gilreath
Macon Hammond
Steven Hidgins
James Jean
Garry Kelley
Paul Moreno Benitez
Thomas O'Neil
Robert Tassone
Justin Whiddon
Texas League (AA)
Hardlen Acosta Mercedes
Isaias Barba
Jacob Bruner
Michael Carroll
Trevor Dannegger
Zachary Dobson
Benjamin Engstrand
Ty Krauss
Alex Nash
Raymond Patchen
Christopher Presley-Murphy
Emesto Rios, Jr.
Harrison Silverman
Pete Talkington
William Traynor
Carolina League (A-Advanced)
Michael Corbett, Steven Craze, Juan Gomez Cobelas, Jaylen
Goodman, Shea Graham Potsdam, Christopher Jenke, Tre Jester, Brian Laws, Elliott
Melton, Joshua Michael, Chad Patterson, Malcolm Smith, Charles Welling
Florida State League (A-Advanced)
Christian Argueza, Kaleb Devier, Warren Eubanks, Nelson
Fraley, Garret Griffin, Alexander Lawrie, Connor Mckenna, Austin Snow, William
Ward III, Mathew Watkoski, Chad Westlake
Midwest League (A)
Nathaniel Diederich, Kenneth Jackson, Justin Juska, Kevin
Levine. Zachary Martin, Joseph McCarthy, Glen Meyerhofer, Jarred Moehlmann,
Felix Neon Espinosa, Santo Domingo, Cilburn Rondo Romero, Kyle Stutz, Bryan Van
Vranken
South Atlantic League (A)
Joseph Belangia III, Jesse Bush, Adam Clark, Kenneth
Cullipher, Denver Dangerfield, Chandler Durham, Ethan Gorsak, Casey James,
Trevor Mathews, Jacob McConnell, Jon-Tyler Shaw, Clay Williams
Florida Complex
Samuel Carey, Andrew Craddock, Connor Crowill, Jared Duerson,
Davion Frye, Kenny Garcia, Korey Gerber, Justin Hopkins, Joshua Hulsey, Kameron
Jones, Frank Jones, Jose Polanco, Brandon Schmitt, Alec Sotolongo, Perry Swartz,
Takashi Wada
Arizona Complex
Evan Anderson, Timothy Barreras, Travis Brewer, Patrick Buhl,
Craig Burt, Jabril Geter-Abdulah, Robert Ginther III, Tyler Green, Spencer Kim,
Trevor Klostermann, Chad Lagana, Tatum Littleton, Juliett Robb, Jeremy Rodda,
David Saball, Kevin Scholz, Andrew Schrock, Jesse Segura, Nobuoki Yasuta
XM All-Star Futures Game
Plate: Darius Ghani
First Base: Michael Rains
Second Base: Mark Stewart
Third Base: Sam Burch
Double-A Central
Harden Acosta
Isias Barba
Jake Bruner
Mike Carroll
Trevor Dannegger
Taner Dobson
Ben Fernandez
Darius Ghani
Luis Hernandez
Evin Johnson
Ty Krauss
Alex Nash
Chris Pressley-Murphy
Mike Rains
Harrison Silverman
Though the minor league season was cancelled, MLB did announce the rosters
Additon, Ryan 67; Bacchus, Erich; Bacon, John 70; Barber, Sean 29; Beck, Adam; Clemons, Paul; Libka, John 84; Livensparger, Shane 43; Mahrley, Nick 48; May, Ben 97; Miller, Brennan 55; Moscoso, Edwin; Navas, Jose; Ortiz, Roberto 40; Rehak, Jeremie 35; Riggs, Jeremy; Tosi, Alex 66; Valentine, Junior; Wills, Ryan; Woodring, Tom 75
Texas League (AA)
Hardlen Acosta, Sanchez, Dominican Republic
Isaias Barba, Hawthorne, Calif.
Andrew Barrett, San Tan Valley, Ariz.
Jacob Bruner, Gretna, Neb.
Michael Carroll, The Woodlands, Texas
Zachary Dobson, Littleton, Colo.
Darius Ghani, San Jose, Calif.
Luis Hernandez, Lennox, Calif.
Jose Matamoros, Waupun, Wis.
Raul Moreno, Villa De Cura, Venezuela
Alex Nash, Atascadero, Calif.
Michael Rains, Plano, Texas
California League (A-Advanced)
Thomas Burrell Jr., Southfield, Mich.
Nolan Earley, Kennewick, Wash.
Matthew Herrera, Katy, Texas
Jaeyoung Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea
Kevin Mandzuk, Regina, Saskatchewan
Raymond Patchen, Carlsbad, Calif.
Christopher Presley-Murphy, Modesto, Calif.
Ernesto Rios Jr., El Paso, Texas
Midwest League (A)
Luis Avalos, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
Hector Cuellar Jr., Camarillo, Calif.
Nathaniel Diederich, Victorville, Calif.
Larry Dillman Jr., Lakeside, Calif.
Kenneth Jackson, Macomb, Mich.
Justin Juska, Chicago
Kevin Levine, Sawyer, Mich.
Kellen Martin, Moscow, Idaho
Trevor Mathews, Venice, Fla.
Glen Meyerhofer, Kaukauna, Wis.
Jon-Tyler Shaw, Phoenix
Kyle Stutz, Leander, Texas
Pete Talkington, Bellevue, Neb.
William Traynor, Newark, Calif.
Mitchell Trzeciak, Lansing, Mich.
Zdenek Zidek, Zruc-Senec, Czech Republic
Pioneer League (Rookie - Advanced)
Christian Argueza, Daniel Bytheway, Casey James, Christopher
Jenke, Shin Koiahizawa, Alec Mendez, Jesse Segura, Austin Snow
Minor League Call-Up Umpires
Spring Training Invitees and Call-ups
Additon, Ryan 67, Bacon, John -, Barber, Sean 29, Blakney, Ryan 36, De Jesus, Ramon 18, January, Javerro "JJ" -, Lentz, Nic 59, Libka, John 84, Livensparger, Shane 43, Mahrley, Nick 48, May, Ben 97, Merzel, Dan -, Miller, Brennan -, Ortiz, Roberto 40, Rehak, Jeremie 35, Riggs, Jeremy -, Segal, Chris 96, Tosi, Alex -, Visconti, Jansen 52, Whitson, Chad 62, Woodring, Tom 75
AAA All Star Game – Pacific Coast
League All Stars vs. International League All Stars
El Paso, Texas - July 10th
Plate: Roberto Ortiz (PCL)
First Base: Shane Livensparger (IL)
Second Base: Junior Valentine (PCL)
Third Base: Alex Tosi (IL)
XM All-Star Futures Game
Cleveland, Ohio – July 7th
Plate: Jose Navas (Southern League)
First Base: Brian Walsh (Texas League)
Second Base: Jonathan Parra (SouthernLeague)
Third Base: Jacob Mentz (Eastern League)
| Umpire | 2018 League / Yrs. in AAA |
|---|---|
| Additon, Ryan (MLB #67) | International - 4th |
| Bacchus, Erich | International - 2nd |
| Bacon, John -cc | International - 4th |
| Barber, Sean (MLB #29) | International - 8th |
| Beck, Adam -cc | International - 3rd |
| Carnahan, Jeffrey | International - 3rd |
| Clark, Ryan | International - 3rd |
| Costello, Scott | International - 3rd |
| Godec, Travis | International - 2nd |
| Graham, Christopher | International - 3rd |
| Grassa, Rich | Eastern (AA) - 1st |
| Lentz, Nic (MLB #59) | International - 6th |
| Livensparger, Shane (MLB #43) - cc | International - 5th |
| Mang, John | Eastern (AA) - 1st |
| Merzel, Dan -cc | International - 4th |
| Miller, Brennan -cc | International - 3rd |
| Peterson, Brian | International - 3rd |
| Ramos, Charlie | International - 3rd |
| Rehak, Jeremie (MLB #35) | International - 4th |
| Riggs, Jeremy -cc | International - 4th |
| Riley, Richard | International - 2nd |
| Shown, Skyler | International - 2nd |
| Tosi, Alex -cc | International - 4th |
| Visconti, Jansen (MLB #52) | International - 5th |
| Whitson, Chad (MLB #62) | International - 9th |
| Wills, Ryan | International - 3rd |
| Wiseman, Michael | International - 3rd |
# |
Name |
HT |
WT |
Age |
Resides | 2018 Assignment (Highest level) |
|
5 |
Matt Carlyon |
5'10" |
170 |
28 |
Drums, PA | Florida State League |
|
17 |
Joe Gonzalez |
5'11" |
199 |
33 |
El Monte, CA | Eastern League |
|
90 |
Tom Hanahan |
6'0" |
185 |
29 |
Mentor, OH | Eastern League |
|
20 |
Aaron Higgins |
6'2" |
185 |
27 |
Elk Grove, CA | Eastern League |
|
7 |
Chris Marco |
6'0" |
193 |
28 |
Waterdown, Ontario | Eastern League |
|
56 |
Dave Martinez |
5'7" |
165 |
38 |
Bayonne, NJ | Southern League |
|
16 |
Taka Matsuda |
5'10" |
162 |
30 |
Seiyo, Japan | Eastern League |
|
9 |
Jacob Metz |
6'3" |
217 |
26 |
Edmonds, WA | Eastern League |
|
87 |
Ben Phillips |
5'9" |
163 |
36 |
Cary, NC | Carolina League |
|
4 |
Mike Rains |
6'1" |
210 |
28 |
Plano, TX | Eastern League |
|
35 |
Tom Roche |
6'3" |
199 |
28 |
Hamden, CT | Eastern League |
|
24 |
Greg Roemer |
5'9" |
178 |
30 |
Richfield, OH | Eastern League |
|
30 |
Mike Savakinas |
6'0" |
228 |
29 |
Fairborn, OH | Eastern League |
|
6 |
Chris Scott |
5'7" |
174 |
27 |
Davidsonville, MD | Eastern League |
|
28 |
Sean Shafer-Markle |
6'0" |
142 |
33 |
Grand Rapids, MI | Eastern League |
|
3 |
Patrick Sharshel |
6'3" |
189 |
29 |
Colorado Springs, CO | Eastern League |
|
8
|
Derek Thomas |
6'0" |
173 |
28 |
Cape Coral, FL | Eastern League |
2 |
Tom West | 5'10" |
172 |
27 |
Scarborough, Australia | Eastern League |
Crew 1: Jose Navas (CC), Cody Clark, Samuel Burch
Crew 2: Jonathan Parra (CC), Anthony Perez, Matthew Brown
Crew 3: Brock Ballou (CC), Tyler Jones, Emil Jimenez
Crew 4: Ben Sonntag (CC), Austin Jones, Robert Nunez
Crew 5: Matt Winter (CC), Matthew Bates, Mark Stewart
Texas League (AA)
Andrew Barrett, Isaias Barba, Michael Carroll, Darius Ghani, Jeffery Gorman, Luis Hernandez, Jose Matamoros, Tyler Olson, Justin Robinson, Andrew Stukel, Kyle Wallace, Brian Walsh
Alan Basner, Mark Bass, Jacob Bruner, John Budka, Jr., Steve Hodgins, Steven Jaschinski, Raul Moreno, Kyle Nichol, Vane Ponscak, Michael Snover
California League (A-Advanced)
Marcello Alfonzo, Trevor Dannegger, Ty Krauss, Alex Nash, Christopher Presley-Murphy, Harrison Silverman, Anthony Warner, Randy Wilmes
Harley Acosta-Mercedes, Jonathon Benkin, Jhonatan Biacreta-Castillo, Brandon Blome, Zachary Dobson, Ben Fernandez, Dexter Kelley, Jude Koury, Lucas Krupa, Kelvis Velez, Justin Whiddon, Dillion Wilson
Midwest League (A)
Dylan Bradley, Thomas Burrell Jr., Emma Charlesworth-Seiler, Anthony Choc, Jeffrey Hamann, Edwin Jiminez, Coro Falcon, Jaeyoung Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, Kevin Mandzuk, Raymond Patchen, Taylor Payne, Ernesto Rios Jr., Benjamin Rosen, Lance Seilhamer, Pete Talkington, Robert Tassone, Clay Williams
Matthew Baldwin, Colin Baron, Sean Cassidy, Nolan Earley, Thomas Fornarola, Joshua Gilreath, James Jean, Evin Johnson, Mitchell Leikam, Jose Lozada, Tanner Moore, Jen Pawol, Drew Saluga, Christopher Silvestri
Joseph Belangia, Jesse Bush, Benjamin Engstrand, Ethan Gorak, Justin Juska, Kevin Levine, Joseph McCarthy, Glen Meyerhofer, Christian Roemer, Cliburn Rondon, Jon-Tyler Shaw, Mitchell Trzeciak, Rainiero Valero, Puerto Cabello. Tyler Witte
Andrew Clark, Nathaniel Diederich, Kellen Martin, Nick McFarland, Guillermo Rodriquez, Kyle Stutz, William Traynor, Brian Van Vranken
Pioneer League (Rookie - Advanced)
Hector Cuellar Jr., Brandon Dinslage, Rene Gallegpa, Matthew Herrera, Shin Koishizawa, Quentin Motte, Robert NakMUR, Nicholas Schmittou
Adam Clark, Kenneth Cullipher, Kaleb Devier, Chandler Durham, Harper Hyler, Thomas O'Neil, Adam Pierce, Zachary Robbins, Malcolm Smith, Caleb Stone
Luis Avalos, Michael Corbett, Cas Cousins, Steven Craze, Larry Dillman Jr., Bailey Dutton, Dernetrius Hicjs, Kenneth Jackson, Christopher Jenke, Kyle Levine, Alec Mendez, Jarred Moehlman, Luke Morris, Austin Nelson, Jesse Segura, Sean Sparling, Tyler Wall, Joshua Williams
Zdenek Zidek, Christian Argueza, Matthew Barrett, Denver Dangerfield, Chris Ford, Daniel Glidewell, Casey James, Tre Jester, Alex Lawrie, Zachary Martin, Trevor Mathews, Jacob McConnell, Conor McKenna, Chad Patterson, Ryne Sigmon
Eric Bacchus IL, John Bacon IL, MLB Fill-In, Adam Beck IL, Paul Clemon PCL, Nic Lentz IL, MLB Fill-In, Brennan Miller IL, MLB Fill-In, Malachi Moore PCL, Edwin Moscoso PCL, Jose Navas PCL, Jeremy Riggs IL, Junior Valentine PCL, Ryan Wills. IL
Brock Ballou, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Andrew Barrett, San Tan Valley, Ariz.,
Matt Brown, Conway, S.C., Sam Burch, Seminole, Fla., Matt Carlyon, Drums, Pa.,
Cody Clark, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Darius Ghani, San Jose, Calif., Austin Jones,
Charleston, S.C., Ben Phillips, Redondo Beach, Calif., Chris Scott
Davidsonville, Md., Mark Stewart, Lake Worth, Fla., Brian Walsh, San Pedro, Calif.
Jake Bruner, Gretna, Neb., Trevor Dannegger, Ballwin, Mo., Nathan Diederich,
Victorville, Calif., Ben Engstrand, Cumming, Iowa, Mitch Leikam, Fayetteville,
N.C., Kevin Levine, Union Pier, Mich., Kevin Mandzuk, Regina, Saskatchewan,
Steven Rios, El Paso, Texas, Drew Saluga
Boardman, Ohio, Dillon Wilson, Clopton, Ala.
Minor League Call-Up Umpires
Spring Training Invitees and Call-ups
Additon, Ryan 67; Barber, Sean 29; Blakney, Ryan 36; De Jesus, Ramon 18; January, Javerro "JJ" -; Lentz, Nic 59; Libka, John 84; Livensparger, Shane 43; Nick Mahrley 48; May, Ben 97; Ortiz, Roberto 40; Rehak, Jeremie; Segal, Chris 96; Whitson, Chad 62; Woodring, Tom 75
AAA All Star Game – Pacific Coast
League All Stars vs. International League All Stars
Columbus, Ohio - July 11th
Plate: Dan Merzel (IL)
First Base: Bryan Fields (PCL)
Second Base: Ryan Clark (IL)
Third Base: John Libka (PCL)
XM All-Star Futures Game
Washington DC – July 15th
Plate: Malachi Moore (Texas League)
First Base: Edwin Moscoso (Southern League)
Second Base: Kyle McCrady (Texas League)
Third Base: John Mang (Eastern League)
Eastern League (AA)
Trenton, NJ - July 11th
Plate: Randy Rosenburg
First Base: Mike
Savakinas
Second Base: Patrick Sharshel
Third Base: Jacob
Metz
Southern League (AA)
Birmingham, AL - June 19th
Plate: Alex
Mackay
First Base:
Matt Winter
Second Base: Chase
Eade
Third Base:
Jonathan Parra
Texas League (AA)
Midland, TX - June 26th
Plate: Cody Oakes
First Base: Jon Felczak
Second Base: Jeff Gorman
Third Base: Kyle Wallace
| Name | 2017 League & Yrs in AAA |
|---|---|
| Additon, Ryan (MLB #67) | International - 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Bacchus, Erich | Eastern (AA) |
| Bacon, John | International - 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Barber, Sean (MLB #29) | International - 7th Yr in AAA |
| Beck, Adam | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Carnahan, Jeffrey | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Clark, Ryan | International - 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Costello, Scott | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Gibbs, Reid | Texas (AA) |
| Gillam, Eric | International - 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Godec, Travis | Southern (AA) |
| Graham, Christopher | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Lentz, Nic (MLB #59) | International - 5th Yr in AAA |
| Livensparger, Shane (MLB #43) | International - 4th Yr in AAA |
| Merzel, Dan | International - 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Miller, Brennan | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Peterson, Brian | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Ramos, Charlie | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Rehak, Jeremie (MLB #35) | International - 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Riggs, Jeremy | International | 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Riley, Richard | Eastern (AA) |
| Shown, Skyler | Southern (AA) |
| Tosi, Alex | International - 3rd Yr in AAA |
| Visconti, Jansen (MLB #52) | International - 4th Yr in AAA |
| Whitson, Chad (MLB #62) | International - 8th Yr in AAA |
| Wills, Ryan | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
| Wiseman, Michael | International - 2nd Yr in AAA |
|
# |
NAME |
HT
|
WT |
AGE |
RESIDES |
2017 LEAGUE |
|
11 |
Allen, Sean | 6-2 | 204 | 33 | Fresno, CA | Texas |
|
23 |
Arrieta, David | 5-10 | 210 | 38 | Maracaibo, Zulia, VZ; | Texas |
|
5 |
Blakney, Ryan | 6-0 | 214 | 32 | Glendale, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
25 |
Bostwick, John | 6-0 | 218 | 30 | Moorpark, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
44 |
Cascioppo, Mike | 5-8 | 188 | 32 | Escondido, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
40 |
Ceja, Nestor | 5-10 | 176 | 30 | Arleta, CA | Texas |
|
9 |
Clemons, Paul | 6-0 | 179 | 28 | Oxford, KS | Eastern/IL |
|
21 |
Czajak, Matt | 6-1 | 193 | 31 | Flower Mound, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
18 |
De Jesus, Ramon | 5-9 | 171 | 34 | Santo Domingo, DR | PCL/IL |
|
20 |
Eaton, Derek | 6-0 | 191 | 30 | Elk Grove, CA | Texas |
|
29 |
Felix, Blake | 5-9 | 153 | 33 | Fort Worth, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
27 |
Fields, Bryan | 5-11 | 213 | 33 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
43 |
Hamm, Clayton | 6-1 | 179 | 35 | Spicewood, TX | Texas |
|
6
|
January, Javerro | 6-2 | 217 | 37 | Southaven, MS | Pacific Coast |
| 30 | Libka, John | 6-4 | 230 | 30 | Port Huron, MI | Pacific Coast |
| 48 | Mahrley, Nick | 5-8 | 166 | 35 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
| 97 | May, Ben | 6-0 | 193 | 36 | Milwaukee, WI | International |
| 22 | Meyers, Lee | 5-8 | 182 | 30 | Madera, CA | Texas |
| 40 | Ortiz, Roberto | 5-10 | 156 | 33 | Kissimmee, FL | International |
|
7 |
Park, Clay | 6-0 | 196 | 29 | Georgetown, TX | Pacific Coast |
| 10 | Ryan, Sean | 5-10 | 198 | 28 | Waunakee, WI | Pacific Coast |
| 96 | Segal, Chris | 6-1 | 211 | 35 | Reston, VA | International |
| 16 | Starkovich, Jason | 5-8 | 164 | 31 | Greeley, CO | Southern / PCL |
|
19 |
Terry, Brett | 5-10 | 149 | 29 | Beaverton, OR | Pacific Coast |
|
24
|
Tomlinson, Nate | 6-5 | 211 | 27 | Ogdensburg, WI | Texas |
|
14 |
Valentine, Junior | 5-11 | 184 | 30 | Maryville, TN | Pacific Coast |
|
15 |
Vondrak, Clint | 6-5 | 200 | 29 | Reno, NV | Southern / PCL |
|
39
|
Williams, Lew | 5-10 | 187 | 32 | Riverbank, CA | Southern |
|
75 |
Woodring, Tom | 6-3 | 215 | 35 | Las Vegas, NV | Pacific Coast |
|
2 |
Ziegler, Alex | 6-0 | 193 | 29 | Metairie, LA | Southern |
|
# |
Name |
HT |
WT |
Age |
Resides |
2017 Assignment (Highest level) |
|
98 |
Derek Gonzales |
5'8" |
166 |
25 |
Mesa, AZ | Eastern League |
|
76 |
Rich Grassa |
5'6" |
169 |
28 |
Lindenhurst, NY | Eastern League |
|
20 |
Aaron Higgins |
6'2" |
181 |
26 |
Elk Grove, CA | Eastern League |
|
17 |
Justin Houser |
5'10" |
150 |
24 |
Mattawan, MI | Eastern League |
|
5 |
Ben Levin |
6'0" |
174 |
31 |
Cincinnati, OH | Eastern League |
|
59 |
John Mang |
5'10" |
199 |
30 |
Youngstown, OH | Eastern League |
|
7 |
Chris Marco |
6'0" |
185 |
27 |
Waterdown, Ontario | Eastern League |
|
16 |
Taka Matsuda |
5'10" |
147 |
29 |
Seiyo, Japan | Eastern League |
|
9 |
Jacob Metz |
6'3" |
224 |
25 |
Edmonds, WA | Eastern League |
|
35 |
Thomas Roche |
6'3" |
201 |
27 |
Hamden, CT | Carolina League |
|
24 |
Greg Roemer |
5'9" |
174 |
29 |
Richfield, OH | Florida State League |
|
14 |
Randy Rosenberg |
5'9" |
186 |
29 |
Alexandria, VA | Eastern League |
|
30 |
Mike Savakinas |
6'0" |
201 |
28 |
Fairborn, OH | Eastern League |
|
6 |
Chris Scott |
5'7" |
170 |
26 |
Davidsonville, MD | Eastern League |
|
28 |
Sean Shafer-Markle |
6'0" |
136 |
32 |
Grand Rapids, MI | Florida State League |
|
3 |
Patrick Sharshel |
6'3" |
187 |
28 |
Castle Pines, CO | Eastern League |
|
8 |
Derek Thomas |
6'0" |
176 |
27 |
Cape Coral, FL | Florida State League |
|
4 |
JC Velez |
5'10" |
207 |
25 |
San Juan, PR | Florida State League |
Crew 1: Chase Eade (CC), Cody Clark, Dave Martinez
Crew 2: Alex MacKay (CC), Jose Navas, Reid Joyner
Crew 3: Jonathan Parra (CC), Beu Sonntag, Anthony Perez
Crew 4: Edwin Moscoso (CC), Brock Ballon, Ryan Wilhehms
Crew 5: Matt Winter (CC), Brandon Butler, Matthew Bates
Texas League (AA)
Crew 1: Malachi Moore (CC), Jeff Gorman, Tyler Olson
Crew 2: John Felczak (CC), Andy Stukel, Justin Robinson
Crew 3: Cody Oakes (CC), Grant Conrad, Jose Matamoros
Crew 4: Kyle McGrady (CC), Kyle Wallace, Matthew Wallace
Crew 1: Raul Moreno, Austin Jones
Crew 2: Ben Phillips, Reed Basket
Crew 3: Jason Johnson, Dane Ponczak
Crew 4: Mark Bass, Mike Snover
Crew 5: Isalas Barba, Matthew Brown
California League (A-Advanced)
Brandon Butler.Andrew Chesnut, Jon Felczak, Richard Genera, Adrian Gonzalez, Taka Matsuda, Jacob Metz, Pat Sharshel, Alex Trujillo, Kyle Wallace
| Name | Age | Hgt. | Wgt. | 2017 | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhonatan Biarreta | 34 | 5'10" | 172 | MWL | Barquisimeto, Lara |
| Samuel Burch | 27 | 5'9" | 173 | SAL, CAL | Seminole, FL |
| Matt Carlyon | 27 | 5'11" | 173 | FSL | Drums, PA |
| Mike Carroll | 25 | 6'2" | 194 | FSL | Spring, TX |
| Tanner Dobson | 25 | 5'11" | 152 | MWL | Littleton, CO |
| Lorenz (Zo) Evans* | 28 | 5'8" | 181 | MWL | Morton, IL |
| Emil Jimenez | 31 | 6'3" | 187 | SAL | Coro, Falcon |
| Tyler Jones | 22 | 5'9" | 147 | FSL | Charlston, SC |
| Louie Krupa | 23 | 6'4" | 186 | MWL | Sault Ste Marie, MI |
| Brandon Mooney | 23 | 5'10" | 174 | FSL | Greenville, NC |
| Robert Nunez | 37 | 6'0" | 189 | SAL | Largo, FL |
| Mark Stewart Jr. | 30 | 5'11" | 172 | FSL | Lake Worth, FL |
| Crew | Umpire | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Randy Wilmes | Lincoln, NE |
| #1 | Ty Krauss | Glendale, AZ |
| #2 | Trevor Dannegger | Ballwin, MO |
| #2 | Jake Bruner | Gretna, NE |
| #3 | Jake Botek | Defiance, OH |
| #3 | Alex Nash | Atascadero, CA |
| #4 | Harrison Silverman | Dublin, CA |
| #4 | Steve Hodgins | Bowling Green, KY |
| #5 | Dane Poncsak | Columbus, OH |
| #5 | Tanner Moore | Omaha, NE |
| #6 | Ben Rosen | Thornhill, Ontario |
| #6 | Phil Bando | Stevenson Ranch, CA |
| #7 | Kyle Nichol | Moseley, VA |
| #7 | Steven Jaschinski | Burlington, Ontario |
| #8 | Marcelo Alfonzo | Los Guayos, Carabobo, VZ |
| #8 | Chris Presley | Modesto, CA |
Crew 1: Dexter Kelley, Forrest Ladd
Crew 2: Scott Molloy, Jude Koury
Crrew 3: Harry Acosta, Chris Silvestri
Crew 4: Ben Fernandez, Kelvis Velez
Crew 5: John Budka, John Benkin
Crew 6: Matt Baldwin, Brandon Blome
Crew 7: Anthony Warner, Justin Whiddon
Jen Pawol, James Jean; David Cruz, Edwin Jiminez; Matt Whipple, Steven Rios; Pat Casidy, Kevin Mandzuk; Tyler Witte, Jae-Young Kim; Evin Johnson, Roberto Pattison; Dylan Bradley, Thomas Fornarola
Ray Patchen, Nick McFarland; Andrew Clark, Jeff Hamin; Thomas Burrell, A. J. Choc; Nolan Earley, Emma Charlesworth-Seller
Pioneer League (Rookie - Advanced)
Pete Talkington, Matt Herrera; Rene Gallegos, Bobby Tassone; Ryan McCraney, Edgar Suarez; John Perez, Chandler Durham
Caleb Stone, Colin Baron; Zachary Robins, Adam Clark; Thomas O'Neil, Justin Juska; Clay Williams, Nate Deidric; Adam Pierce, Kyle Stutz
Jordan Sandberg, Levine Levine; Larry Dillman, Jr., John-Tyler Shaw; Christian Roemer, Robert Nakamura; Quentin Motte, Braxton Arendt; Ethan Gorsak, Demetrius Hicks; Brandon Dinslage, Glen Meyerhofer; Shin Koishizawa, Benjamin Enstrand
Nice Schmittou, Bryan Van Vranken; Jose Lozada, Kenny Jackson; Tre Jester, Ryne Sigmon; Joe Belangia, Trevor Mathews; Patrick Faerber, Matt Barrett; Mitch Leikam, Mickey Smith; Casey James, Bailey Dutton; West Hyer, Luis Avalos
Brock Bailou, Andrew Barrett, Matt Brown, Sam Burch, Matt Carlyon, Cody Clark, Darius Ghani, Austin Jones, Ben Phillips, Chris Scott, Mark Stewart, Brian Walsch
Jake Bruner, Trevor Dannegger, Nathan Diederich, Ben Engstrand, Mitch Leikam, Kevin Levine, Kevin Mandzuk, Steven Rios, Drew Saluga, Dillon Wilson
Minor League Call-Up Umpires
Spring Training Invitees and Call-ups
Additon, Ryan 67; Bacon, John; Barber, Sean 29; Basner, Toby 99; Blakney, Ryan 36; Bostwick, John Cascioppo, Mike; De Jesus, Ramon 18; Eggert, Travis; Fagan, Clint 82; Lentz, Nic 59; Libka, John 84; Livensparger, Shane 43; Nick Mahrley 44; May, Ben 97; Merzel, Dan; Ortiz, Roberto 40; Patterson, Garrett; Rehab, Jeremie; Scheurwater, Stu 85; Segal, Chris 96; Teague, Ron; Tosi, Alex; Valentine, Junior; Whitson, Chad 62; Woodring, Tom 75
Triple-A All Star Game – Pacific Coast League All Stars vs. International League All Stars
Tacoma, Washington - July 12th
HP: Nick Mahrley (PCL, 4th yr; MLB #48)
1B: Nic Lentz (IL, 4th yr; MLB #59)
2B: Billy Cunha (PCL, 3rd yr)
3B: Jeremy Riggs (IL, 2nd yr)
XM All-Star Futures Game – USA Prospects vs. World Prospects
Miami, Florida – July 9 th
HP: Nate Tomlinson (Texas League)
1B: Eric Bacchus (Eastern League)
2B: Jason Starkovich (PCL)
3B: Skyler Shown (Southern League)
Eastern League (AA)
HP - Richard Riley
1st - Rich Grassa
2nd - John Mang
3rd - Ryan Benson
Texas League (AA)
HP - Sean Allen
1st - Reid Gibbs
2nd - Kyle McCrady
3rd - Malachi Moore
| Name | 2016 League - Yrs in AAA |
|---|---|
| Additon, Ryan* | International - 2nd Year |
| Bacon, John* | International - 2nd Year |
| Barber, Sean* (MLB #29) | International - 6th Year |
| Basner, Toby* (MLB #99) | International - 6th Year |
| Beck, Adam^ | Southern (AA) | Rookie |
| Carnahan, Jeffrey^ | Southern AA) | Rookie |
| Clark, Ryan | International - 2nd Year |
| Costello, Scott^ | Texas (AA) | Rookie |
| Gillam, Eric | International - 2nd Year |
| Graham, Christopher | Eastern (AA) | Rookie |
| Lentz, Nic* (MLB #59) | International - 4th Year |
| Livensparger, Shane* | International - 3rd Year |
| Merzel, Dan* | International - 2nd Year |
| Miller, Brennan^ | Southern (AA) | Rookie |
| Moreno, Robert | International - 3rd Year |
| Ortiz, Roberto* (MLB #40) | International - 4th Year |
| Peterson, Brian^ | Eastern (AA) | Rookie |
| Rackley, James | International - 2nd Year |
| Ramos, Charlie^ | Eastern (AA) | Rookie |
| Rehak, Jeremie* | International - 2nd Year |
| Riggs, Jeremy | International | 2nd Year |
| Segal, Chris* (MLB #96) | International - 7th Year |
| Tosi, Alex* | International - 2nd Year |
| Visconti, Jansen | International - 3rd Year |
| Whitson, Chad* (MLB #62) | International - 7th Year |
| Wills, Ryan^ | Eastern (AA) | Rookie |
| Wiseman, Michael^ | Eastern (AA) | Rookie |
# |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Resides |
2016 League |
|
23 |
Arrieta, David | 5-10 | 210 | 37 | Maracaibo, VZ | Southern |
|
5 |
Blakney, Ryan | 6-0 | 214 | 31 | Glendale, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
25 |
Bostwick, John | 6-0 | 218 | 29 | Moorpark, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
44 |
Cascioppo, Mike | 5-8 | 188 | 31 | Escondido, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
40 |
Ceja, Nestor | 5-10 | 176 | 29 | Arleta, CA | Texas |
|
9 |
Clemons, Paul | 6-0 | 179 | 27 | Oxford, KS | Texas/IL |
|
4 |
Cunha, William | 5-10 | 169 | 34 | Colorado Springs, CO | Pacific Coast |
|
21 |
Czajak, Matt | 6-1 | 193 | 30 | Flower Mound, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
18 |
De Jesus, Ramon | 5-9 | 171 | 33 | Santo Domingo, DR | PCL/IL |
|
20 |
Eaton, Derek | 6-0 | 191 | 29 | Tracy, CA | Texas |
|
49 |
Eggert, Travis | 6-1 | 179 | 26 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
82 |
Fagan, Clint | 6-0 | 202 | 35 | Tomball, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
29 |
Felix, Blake | 5-9 | 153 | 32 | Fort Worth, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
27 |
Fields, Bryan | 5-11 | 213 | 32 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
43 |
Hamm, Clayton | 6-1 | 179 | 34 | Spicewood, TX | Texas |
| 6 | January, Javerro | 6-2 | 217 | 36 | Southaven, MS | Pacific Coast |
| 30 | Libka, John | 6-4 | 230 | 29 | Port Huron, MI | Pacific Coast |
| 48 | Mahrley, Nick | 5-8 | 166 | 34 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
| 97 | May, Ben | 6-0 | 193 | 35 | Milwaukee, WI | International |
|
22 |
Meyers, Lee | 5-8 | 182 | 29 | Madera, CA | Texas |
|
7 |
Park, Clay | 6-0 | 196 | 28 | Georgetown, TX | Pacific Coast |
| 8 | Patterson, Garrett | 6-1 | 214 | 30 | Scottsdale, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
10 |
Ryan, Sean | 5-10 | 198 | 27 | Waunakee, WI | Pacific Coast |
|
85 |
Scheurwater, Stu | 6-3 | 210 | 33 | Regina, SK (Canada) | Pacific Coast |
|
55 |
Teague, Ron | 6-1 | 203 | 30 | Cypress, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
19 |
Terry, Brett | 5-10 | 149 | 28 | Beaverton, OR | Pacific Coast |
|
14 |
Valentine, Junior | 5-11 | 184 | 29 | Maryville, TN | Pacific Coast |
|
64 |
White, Nathan | 5-10 | 169 | 32 | Reno, NV | Pacific Coast |
|
75 |
Woodring, Tom | 6-3 | 215 | 34 | Las Vegas, NV | Pacific Coast |
| 2 | Ziegler, Alex | 6-0 | 193 | 28 | Metaire, LA | Southern |
Rich Grassa, Takahito Matsuda, Chris Marco, Randy Rosenberg, Derek Gonzales, Zach Tieche, Ryan Benson, Mike Savakinas, Jacob Metz, Eric Bacchus, Ben Levin, Justin Houser ,Richard Riley, Mike Provine, Dave Attridge, John Mang, Patrick Sharshel, Chris Scott
Brock Ballou (#12), Brandon Butler (#4), Ryan Doherty (#3), Chase Eade (#9), Travis Godec (#21), Alex MacKay (#7), Edwin Moscoco (#14), Jonathan parra (#18), Skler Shown (#6), Benjamin Sonntag (#8), Jason Starkovich (#16), Alex Trujillo (#11), Clint Vondrak (#5), Lewis Williams (#19), Matt Winter (#17)
Texas League (AA)
Reid Gibbs, Cody Oaks, Justin Robinson, Nate Tomlinson, Joe Felczak, Kyle Wallace, Sean Allen, Malachi Moore, Tyler Olsen, Kyle McCrady, Jeff Gorman, Grant Conrad
Brian Walsh, Anthony West, Ryan Powers, Isaias Barbar, Justin Anderson, Jesse Orozco, Aaron Higgins, Jesse Gonzalez
Carolina League (A-Advanced)
| Name | Hometown | Pro Year | 2016 League(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Bates | Harrison, TN | 5th | Carolina |
| Cody Clark | Myrtle Beach, SC | 4th | Carolina |
| Thomas Hanahan | Mentor, OH | 3rd | Midwest |
| Austin Jones | Charleston, SC | 4th | Midwest |
| David Martinez | Bayonne, NJ | 4th | South Atlantic |
| Anthony Perez | Murrells Inlet, SC | 4th | SAL/FSL |
| Thomas Roche | Hamden, CT | 4th | Florida State |
| Andrew Stukel | Duluth, MN | 4th | Midwest |
| Ronnie Whiting | Fairmont, WV | 5th | Florida State |
| Ryan Wilhelms | Rowlett, TX | 4th | Midwest |
| Name | Age | Ht | Wt | 2016 | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Carlyon* | 26 | 5'11" | 196 | SAL | Drums, PA |
| Michael Carroll* | 24 | 6'2" | 187 | SAL | Spring, TX |
| Jordan Johnson | 23 | 5'10" | 171 | FSL | Golden, CO |
| Tyler Jones* | 21 | 5'9" | 145 | SAL | Charleston, SC |
| Reid Joyner | 25 | 5'11" | 157 | FSL | Purcellville, VA |
| Jose Matamoros* | 26 | 6'0" | 207 | MWL | Waupun, WI |
| Brandon Mooney* | 22 | 5'10" | 179 | MWL | Charlton, NY |
| Jose Navas Corzo | 35 | 6'6" | 248 | SAL, FSL | Barquisimeto., Lara |
| Gregory Roemer* | 28 | 5'9" | 173 | MWL, CAL | Richfield, OH |
| Sean Shafer-Markle* | 31 | 6'0" | 138 | MWL | Holland, MI |
| Derek Thomas | 26 | 6'0" | 176 | MWL, FSL | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| JC Velez-Morales | 24 | 5'10" | 215 | FSL | San Juan, PR |
| Crew | Umpire | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nick Susie | Sarasota, FL |
| #1 | Donnie Smith | Rochester, NY |
| #2 | James Folske | Indianapolis, IN |
| #2 | Jason Johnson | Kingsport, TN |
| #3 | Darius Ghani | San Jose, CA |
| #3 | Zo Evans | Morton, IL |
| #4 | Tanner Dobson | Littleton, CO |
| #4 | Andrew Barrett | San Tan Valley, AZ |
| #5 | Ricky Estrada | Menifee, CA |
| #5 | Robert Nunez | Largo, FL |
| #6 | Jhonatan Biarreta | Barquisimeto, Lara VZ |
| #6 | Joe Gonzalez | Glendora, CA |
| #7 | Louie Krupa | Sault Ste Marie, MI |
| #7 | Randy Wilmes | Lincoln, NE |
| #8 | Raul Moreno | Villa De Cura, Aragua VZ |
| #8 | Matt Cowan | Allen Park, MI |
Matthew Brown, Mark Stewart, Ben Phillips, Dillon Wilson, Sam Burch, Zach Neff, Mike Rains, Aaron Schorch, Mark Bass, Darrell Roberts, Reed Basner, John Benken, Mike Snover, Dan Jiminez
Marcelo Alfonzo, Matt Baldwin, John Boccio, Jake Botek, Chad Dixon, Evin Johnson, Dexter Kelly, Scott Molloy, Kyle Nixon, Roberto Pattison, Jen Pawol, Ben Rosen, Drew Saluga, Kelvis Velez
Thomas Burrell, Tanner Moore, Alex Nash, Chris Presley, Pete Rivera, Harrison Silverman, Anthony Warner, Mitch Wilson
Harry Acosta, Brandon Blome, Nick Bray, Ben Fernandez, Josh Gilreath, Steven Hodgins, Lance Seilhamer, Chris Silvestri, Tyler Thurmond, Justin Widdon
Pioneer League (Rookie - Advanced)
Phil Bando, Colin Baron, Jake Bruner, Blake Carr, Trevor Dannegger, Robert Headley, Edgar Huerta, Trey Thompson
Andrew Clark, Nathan Dietrich, Nolan Earley, Jeff Hamann, Matt Herrera, Tyler Johnson, Ty Kraus, Ray Patchen, John Perez, Tanner Reece, Edgar Saurez, Pete Talkinton, Bobby Tassone
Matt Benham, Dylan Bradley, Emma Charlesworth-Sellers, David Cruz, Adam Clark, Thomas Fornarola, Rene Gallegos, Steven Jaschinski, James Jean, Thomas O'Neal, Taylor Payne, Zachary Robbins, Jordan Sandberg, Matt Whipple, David Van Summeran, Clay Williams, Tyler Witte
Ryan Additon, IL, Davie, Florida
Ramon De Jesus, PCL, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bryan Fields, PCL, Phoenix, Arizona
JJ January, PCL, Southaven, Mississippi
John Libka, PCL, Port Huron, Michigan
Shane Livensparger, IL, Jacksonville, Florida
Nick Mahrley, PCL, Phoenix, Arizona
Roberto Ortiz, IL, Kissimmee, Florida
Garrett Patterson, PCL, Scottsdale, Arizona
Jeremie Rehak, IL, Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Alex Tosi, IL, Lake Villa, Illinois
Jansen Visconti, IL, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Brock Ballou, Ryan Dougherty, Jon Felczak. Reid Joyner, Jose Matamoros, Malachi Moore, Tom Roche, Michael Savakinas, Sean Shafer-Markie, Ben Sonntag, Andy Stukel, Derek Thomas, Brian Walsh, Matt Winter
Andrew Barrett, Jacob Bruner, Emma Charlesworth-Seiler, Nolan Earley, James Jean, Tyler Johnson, Ty Kruass, Louir Krupa, Taylor Payne, Dane Poncsak, Justin Whiddon, Clay Williams
Minor League Call-Up Umpires
The following Minor League umpires worked the 2016 ML Spring Training
Barber, Sean 29, Basner, Toby 99, Blakney, Ryan 36, Buckminster, Seth 67, De Jesus, Ramon, Fagan, Clint 82, Goodman, Ryan, Hamari, Adam 78, Hoberg, Pat 31, Johnson, Anthony 48, Lentz, Nic, May, Ben 97, Morales, Gabe 47, Ortiz, Roberto, Scheurwater, Stu 85, Segal, Chris 96,, Torres, Carlos 37, Tumpane, John 74, Whitson, Chad 62, Woodring, Tom 75
Triple-A All Star Game – Pacific Coast League All Stars vs. International League All Stars
Charlotte, North Carolina - July 13th
HP: Alex Ortiz - cc, PCL
1B: Ben May, IL
2B: Nick Mahrley, PCL
3B: Derrick Mollica, IL
|
# |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Resides |
2015 League |
|
5 |
Ryan Blakney | 6-0 | 214 | 30 | Glendale, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
25 |
John Bostwick | 6-0 | 218 | 28 | Moorpark, CA | Southern |
|
67 |
Seth Buckminster | 6-4 | 222 | 34 | Red Rock, OK | International |
|
44 |
Mike Cascioppo | 5-8 | 188 | 30 | Escondido, CA | Texas |
|
4 |
William Cunha | 5-10 | 169 | 33 | Oakland, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
21 |
Matt Czajak | 6-1 | 193 | 29 | Flower Mound, TX | Texas |
|
18 |
Ramon De Jesus | 5-9 | 171 | 32 | Santo Domingo, DR | Pacific Coast |
|
49 |
Travis Eggert | 6-1 | 179 | 25 | Pine, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
82 |
Clint Fagan | 6-0 | 202 | 34 | Tomball, TX | International |
|
29 |
Blake Felix | 5-9 | 153 | 31 | Fort Worth, TX | Eastern |
|
27 |
Bryan Fields | 5-11 | 213 | 31 | Dallas, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
9 |
Chris Gonzalez | 5-10 | 195 | 33 | San Jose, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
78 |
Adam Hamari | 6-0 | 174 | 32 | Denver, CO | International |
|
31 |
Pat Hoberg | 6-1 | 208 | 29 | Urbandale, IA | Pacific Coast |
|
6 |
Javerro January | 6-2 | 217 | 35 | Southaven, MS | Southern |
| 48 | Anthony Johnson | 5-9 | 192 | 34 | Biloxi, MS | Pacific Coast |
| 30 | John Libka | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Port Huron, MI | Eastern |
| 3 | Nick Mahrley | 5-8 | 166 | 33 | Barlett, IL | Pacific Coast |
| 47 | Gabe Morales | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Livermore, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
20 |
Thomas Newsom | 6-1 | 171 | 33 | King, NC | Pacific Coast |
|
11 |
Alex Ortiz | 5-10 | 154 | 33 | Los Angeles, CA | Pacific Coast |
| 7 | Clay Park | 6-0 | 196 | 27 | Georgetown, TX | Texas |
|
8 |
Garrett Patterson | 6-1 | 214 | 29 | Cave Creek, AZ | Southern |
|
17 |
Albert Ruiz | 5-10 | 164 | 31 | Las Vegas, NV | Pacific Coast |
|
85 |
Stu Scheurwater | 6-3 | 210 | 32 | Regina, SK (Canada) | Pacific Coast |
|
55 |
Ron Teague | 6-1 | 203 | 29 | Cypress, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
19 |
Brett Terry | 5-10 | 149 | 27 | Beaverton, OR | Pacific Coast |
|
14 |
Junior Valentine | 5-11 | 184 | 28 | Maryville, TN | Eastern |
|
64 |
Nathan White | 5-10 | 169 | 31 | Reno, NV | Pacific Coast |
|
75 |
Thomas Woodring | 6-3 | 215 | 33 | Las Vegas, NV | Pacific Coast |
# |
Name | Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Resides | 2015 League |
|
64 |
Erich Bacchus |
5'9" |
175 |
25 |
Germantown, MD | Carolina League |
|
33 |
Ryan Benson |
6'0" |
216 |
29 |
Danbury, CT | Florida State League |
|
9 |
Paul Clemons |
6'0" |
164 |
26 |
Oxford, KS | Eastern League |
|
20 |
Scott Costello |
6'0" |
188 |
31 |
Barrie, Ontario | Texas League |
|
4 |
Christopher Graham |
6'1" |
187 |
30 |
Newmarket, Ontario | California League |
|
76 |
Rich Grassa |
5'7" |
151 |
26 |
Lindenhurst, NY | Carolina League |
|
5 |
Ben Levin |
6'0" |
182 |
29 |
Cincinnati, OH | Florida State League |
|
8 |
Derek Gonzales |
5'7" |
156 |
23 | Orem, Utah | Florida State League |
|
59 |
John Mang |
5'10" |
190 |
28 |
Youngstown, OH | Florida State League |
|
3 |
Brian Peterson |
6'0" |
184 |
28 |
Seaside Heights, NJ | Eastern League |
|
28 |
Michael Provine |
6'2" |
206 |
27 |
Newtown, PA | Carolina League |
|
50 |
Charlie Ramos |
5'11" |
185 |
28 |
Grand Rapids, MI | Eastern League |
|
2 |
Richard Riley |
6'1" |
210 |
34 |
Alexandria, VA | Florida State League |
|
14 |
Randy Rosenberg |
5'9" |
202 |
27 |
Arlington, VA | Carolina League |
|
7 |
Sean Ryan |
5'11" |
203 |
26 |
Waunakee, WI | Eastern League |
|
18 |
Jorge Teran |
5'10" |
217 |
36 |
Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Eastern League |
|
6 |
Ryan Wills |
6'2" |
203 |
28 |
Williamsburg, VA | Eastern League |
|
17 |
Michael Wiseman |
5'9" |
190 |
28 |
White Lake, MI | Eastern League |
Brennan Miller (Chief), Jason Starkovich, Alex MacKay; Blake Carnahan (Chief), Clint Vondrak, Chase Eade; Alex Ziegler (Chief), Travis Godec, Matt Winter; David Arrieta (Chief), Lew Williams, Joe George; Adam Beck (Chief), Skyler Shown, Ryan Doherty
Texas League (AA)
Sean Allen, Nestor Ceja, Derek Eaton, Jon Felczak, Reid Gibbs, Jeff Gorman, Clayton Hamm, Kyle McCrady, Malachi Moore, Lee Myers, Cody Oakes, Nate Tomlinson
Brandon Butler, Richard Genera, Adrian Gonzalez, Aaron Higgins, Taka Matsuda, Jacob Metz, Jesse Orozco, Pat Sharshel, Alex Trujillo, Kyle Wallace
Carolina League (A-Advanced)
| Name | Hometown | Pro Year | 2015 League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Ballou | Mt. Juliet, TN | 3rd | Midwest |
| Matthew Bates | Ooltewah, TN | 4th | Midwest |
| Cody Clark | Myrtle Beach, SC | 3rd | South Atlantic |
| Justin Houser | Mattawan, MI | 4th | Midwest |
| Christopher Marco | Waterdown, ON | 3rd | Midwest |
| Tyler Olson | Overland Park, KS | 4th | Midwest |
| Chris Scott | Davidsonville, MD | 3rd | South Atlantic |
| Zachery Tieche | Sebring, OH | 4th | Midwest |
| Name | Age | Ht | Wt | 2015 | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Attridge | 27 | 6'1" | 236 | FSL | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Grant Conrad | 26 | 5'9" | 183 | SAL | Carl Junction, MO. |
| Jordan Johnson | 22 | 5'9" | 180 | NWL,MWL | Golden, CO. |
| Reid Joyner | 24 | 5'11" | 148 | SAL | Purcellville, VA. |
| Edwin Moscoso | 26 | 6'0" | 173 | SAL | Palo Negro, Aragua |
| Jonathan Parra | 29 | 5'11" | 201 | SAL | Valenciai, Carabobo |
| Justin Robinson | 33 | 5'11" | 182 | SAL | St. Louis, MO. |
| Mike Savakinas II | 26 | 5'11" | 221 | FSL | Fairborn, OH. |
| Matt Snodgrass | 28 | 6'3" | 241 | MWL | Yakima, WA. |
| Benjamin Sonntag | 24 | 5'10" | 161 | SAL | Tampa, FL. |
| JC Velez-Morales | 23 | 5'9" | 208 | MWL | San Juan, PR. |
| Ronnie Whiting | 31 | 6'2" | 163 | SAL | Fairmont, WV. |
| Crew | Name | Resides |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mike Walsh | Yakima, WA |
| #1 | Andy Stukel | Duluth, MN |
| #2 | Mac Dietz | Lawton, MI |
| #2 | Jesse Gonzales | Tucson, AZ |
| #3 | Derek Thomas | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| #3 | Austin Jones | Charleston, SC |
| #4 | Vince Jackson | Pinellas Park, FL |
| #4 | Ryan Wilhelms | Rowlett, TX |
| #5 | Greg Roemer | Richfield, OH |
| #5 | Jose Matamoros | Waupun, WI |
| #6 | Brandin Sheeler | Maineville, OH |
| #6 | Brandon Mooney | Lakeland, FL |
| #7 | Isaias Barba | Hawthorne, CA |
| #7 | Tom Hanahan | Mentor, OH |
| #8 | Sean Shafer-Markle | San Tan Valley, AZ |
| #8 | Luis Hernandez | Lennox, CA |
Tom West, Darrell Roberts Ryan Powers, Matt Carlyon, Donnie Smith, Sam Dodson, David Martinez, Ryan Barneycastle, Jason Johnson, Jose Neves, Tyler Jones, Anthony Perez, Justin Anderson, Mike Carroll
Reed Basner, Michael Boullane, John Budka, Matt Cowen, Lorenz Evans, James Folske, Emil Jimenez, Dexter Kelley, Jude Koury, Louie Krupa, Raul Moreno, Robert Nunez, Dane Ponczak, So Yamauchi
Andrew Barrett, Sam Burch, Cody Davis, Darius Ghani, Joe Gonzalez, Ben Phillips, Harrison Silverman, Randy Wilmes
Mark Bass, John Benken, Brandon Blome, Matthew Brown, Albert Campos, Grant Hinson, Zach Neff, Mike Snover, Mark Stewart, Nick Susie, Dillon Wilson
Pioneer League (Rookie - Advanced)
Jake Botek, Conner Culhane, Trevor Danneger, Will Glienke, Carter Goodson, Steven Hodgins, Forrest Ladd, Josh Sword
Phil Bando, Blake Carr, Tanner Dobson, Rob Headley, Carlos Martinez, Tanner Moore, Spud Nash, Roberto Patterson, Chris Presley, Bruce Saluga, Chris Silverstri, Mitch Wilson
Harley Acosta, Gabriel Alfonso, Matt Baldwin, Jhonatan Biarreta, Ben Fernandez, Josh Gilreath, Edgar Huerta, Brandon Johnson, Scott Molloy, Jennifer Pawol, Ben Rosen, Aaron Schorch, Lance Seilhamer, Tyler Thurmond, Kelvis Velez, Justin Whiddon
Ryan Additon, IL, Davie, Florida, Travis Eggert, PCL, Gilbert, Arizona; Ramon De Jesus, PCL and MLB Fill-In, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; John Libka, PCL, Port Huron, Michigan; Shane Livensparger, IL, Jacksonville Beach, Florida; Nick Mahrley, PCL, Phoenix, Arizona; Gabe Morales, PCL and MLB Fill-In, Livermore, California; Roberto Ortiz, IL and MLB Fill-In, Orlando, Florida; Garrett Patterson, PCL, Scottsdale, Arizona; Alberto Ruiz, PCL, Las Vegas, Nevada; Ronnie Teague, PCL, Cypress, Texas;Tom Woodring, PCL and MLB Fill-In, Las Vegas, Nevada
David Arrieta Quintero (Southern League), Gabriel Alfonzo (Gulf Coast League), Jhonatan Biarreta (Gulf Coast League), Roberto Moreno (International League), Jonathan Parra (Carolina League), Jorge Teran (Eastern League), Manolo Alejandro, Heriberto Diaz, Mayhue Edwards, Luis Gonzalez, Juan Gomez, Edwin Jimenez, Emil Jimenez, Carlos Leal, Yosman Mendez, Jose Navas, Leo Nieves, Edward Pacheco, Osmel Pimentel, Jesus Santiago, Rainiero Valero
Hardlen Acosta (Gulf Coast League), Santo Castillo, Nelson De La Cruz, Juan Diaz, Felix Leguisamo, Verman Mejia, Miguel Mercedes, Domingo Paulino, Edward Pinales, Domingo Polanco, Juan Manuel Rodriguez, Santos Silvestre, Felix Tejada, Simeon Vasquez, Mariano Vizcaino
Triple-A All Star Game – Pacific Coast League All Stars vs. International League All Stars
Charlotte, North Carolina - July 13th
HP: Sean Barber
1B: Seth Buckminster
2B: Carlos Torres
3B: Tom Woodring
XM All-Star Futures Game – USA Prospects vs. World Prospects
San Diego, California – July 10th
HP:
Nestor Ceja (Texas League)
1B: Adam Beck (Southern League)
2B: Brennan Miller (Southern League)
3B: Charlie Ramos (Eastern League)
Eastern League (AA)
HP - Ryan Wills
1st - Brian Peterson
2nd - Mike Wiseman
3rd - Scott Costello
Southern League (AA)
HP - Blake Camahan
1st - David Arrieta
2nd - Alex Ziegler
3rd - Clint Vondrak
Texas League (AA)
HP - Lee Meyers
1st - Clayton Hamm
2nd - Reid Gibbs
3rd - Jon Felczak
LF - Jeff Gorman
RF - Nate Tomlinson
Minor League Call-Up Umpires
The following Minor League umpires worked the 2015 ML Spring Training
Barber, Sean (29), Basner, Toby (99), Blakney, Ryan, Buckminster, Seth (67), Byrne, Jon (59),Fagan, Clint (82), Goodman, Ryan ,Gosney, Jeff (40), Hamari, Adam (78), Hoberg, Pat (31), Johnson, Anthony (48), Lentz, Nic, May, Ben (97), Morales, Gabe (47), Pattillo, Marcus (18), Scheurwater, Stuart (85), Segal, Chris (96), Torres, Carlos, Tumpane, John (74), Vines, Doug, Whitson, Chad (62), Woodring, Tom (75)
# |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Resides |
2014 League |
|
5 |
Ryan Blakney | 6-0 | 214 | 29 | Glendale, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
4 |
William Cunha | 5-10 | 169 | 31 | Oakland, CA | Eastern |
|
31 |
Ramon De Jesus | 5-9 | 171 | 31 | Santo Domingo, DR | Pacific Coast |
|
49 |
Travis Eggert | 6-1 | 179 | 24 | Pine, AZ | TL / Pacific Coast |
|
7 |
Jordan Ferrell | 6-0 | 192 | 31 | Clarksville, TN | Pacific Coast |
|
6 |
Spencer Flynn | 6-0 | 226 | 29 | Forney, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
9 |
Chris Gonzalez | 5-10 | 195 | 32 | San Jose, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
16 |
Ryan Goodman | 6-3 | 207 | 29 | Encino, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
15 |
Brandon Henson | 6-3 | 236 | 30 | Gowrie, IA | Pacific Coast |
|
35 |
Pat Hoberg | 6-1 | 208 | 28 | Urbandale, IA | Pacific Coast |
|
14 |
Anthony Johnson | 5-9 | 192 | 33 | McComb, MS | International |
|
24 |
Kolin Kline | 6-1 | 170 | 31 | Arvada, CO | Pacific Coast |
|
21 |
Shaun Lampe | 6-1 | 211 | 31 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
3 |
Nick Mahrley | 5-8 | 166 | 32 | Bartlett, IL | Pacific Coast |
|
47 |
Gabe Morales | 6-0 | 185 | 30 | Livermore, CA | Pacific Coast |
| 29 | Jeff Morrow | 5-10 | 160 | 27 | Fenton, MO | Pacific Coast |
| 20 | Thomas Newsom | 6-1 | 171 | 32 | King, NC | Pacific Coast |
| 11 | Alex Ortiz | 5-10 | 154 | 32 | Los Angeles, CA | Pacific Coast |
| 57 | Robert Ortiz | 6-0 | 174 | 30 | Hopkinsville, KY | Pacific Coast |
|
96 |
Marcus Pattillo | 6-3 | 200 | 37 | Jonesboro, AR | Pacific Coast |
|
8 |
Brian Reilly | 5-11 | 189 | 36 | Grand Rapids, MI | Pacific Coast |
| 17 | Albert Ruiz | 5-10 | 164 | 30 | Las Vegas, NV | Pacific Coast |
|
85 |
Stu Scheurwater | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Regina, SK, Canada | Pacific Coast |
|
87 |
Adam Schwarz | 5-9 | 188 | 27 | Nuevo, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
30 |
Chris Segal | 6-1 | 210 | 32 | Burke, VA | Pacific Coast |
|
2 |
Gregory Stanzak | 5-10 | 175 | 30 | Tulsa, OK | Pacific Coast |
|
19 |
Brett Terry | 5-10 | 149 | 26 | Beaverton, OR | Texas |
|
64 |
Nathan White | 5-10 | 169 | 30 | Reno, NV | Texas |
75 |
Thomas Woodring | 6-3 | 215 | 32 | Las Vegas, NV | Pacific Coast |
# |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Resides | 2014 League |
|
60 |
John Bacon |
6'2" |
192 |
31 |
Sherrodsville, OH | Eastern League |
|
4 |
Ryan Clark |
5'10" |
187 |
27 |
McDonough, GA | Eastern League |
|
9 |
Paul Clemons |
6'0" |
186 |
25 |
Oxford, KS | Eastern League |
|
5 |
Doug Del Bello |
6'0" |
198 |
28 |
Hamburg, NY | Eastern League |
|
36 |
Blake Felix |
5'9" |
160 |
30 |
Fort Worth, TX | Eastern League |
|
19 |
Eric Gillam |
6'6" |
198 |
30 |
Roscoe, IL | Eastern League |
|
8 |
John Libka |
6'4" |
239 |
27 |
Ft. Gratiot, MI | Eastern League |
|
27 |
Dan Merzel |
5'10" |
168 |
27 |
Hopkinton, MA | Eastern League |
|
3 |
Brian Peterson |
6'0" |
206 |
27 |
Manchester, NJ | Eastern League |
|
50 |
Charlie Ramos |
5'11" |
184 |
27 |
Marshall, MI | Florida State League |
|
30 |
Jeremie Rehak |
6'0" |
201 |
27 |
Monroeville, PA | Eastern League |
|
7 |
Sean Ryan |
5'11" |
203 |
25 |
Waunakee, WI | Eastern League |
|
18 |
Jorge Teran |
5'10" |
224 |
35 |
Barquisimeto, VZ | Eastern League |
|
46 |
Chris Tipton |
5'11" |
168 |
31 |
Kissimmee, FL | Eastern League |
|
54 |
Alex Tosi |
6'3" |
192 |
27 |
Lake Villa, IL | Eastern League |
|
29 |
Junior Valentine |
5'11" |
174 |
27 |
Maryville, TN | Eastern League |
|
6 |
Ryan Wills |
6'2" |
210 |
27 |
Fredericksburg, VA | Eastern League |
|
18 |
Michael Wiseman |
5'9" |
193 |
27 |
White Lake, MI | Florida State League |
Ryan Additon (SL), David Arrieta (SL), Adam Beck (Sal/Car), John Bostwick (SL), Blake Carnahan (SL), Jose Rafael Esteras (SL), Travis Godec (Car), Javerro (J.J.) January (SL), Brennan Miller (Car), Garrett Patterson (SL), James Rackley (SL), Alex Ransom (SL), Jeremy Riggs (SL), Clinton Vondrak (SL), Lewis Williams, III (Cal)
Sean Allen-Fresno, Calif., Michael Cascioppo-Escondido, Calif., Nestor Ceja-Arleta, Calif., Scott Costello-Barrie, Ontario, Matthew Czajak-Flower Mound, Texas, Derek Eaton-Tracy, Calif., Clayton Hamm-Spicewood, Texas, Ramon Hernandez-Columbia, Mo., Lee Meyers-Madera, Calif., Clayton Park-Georgetown, Texas, Nathan Tomlinson-Ogdensburg, Wis., Jacob Wilburn-Fort Worth, Texas
Brandon Butler-Vista, Calif., Andrew Chestnut-Tyler, Texas, Jonathan Felczak-Bonney Lake, Wash., Reid Gibbs-Glendale, Ariz., Adrian Gonzalez-Tucson, Ariz., Jeffery Gorman-Hayward, Calif., Christopher Graham-Newmarket, Ontario, Takahito Matsuda-Seiyo Ehime, Japan, Kyle McCrady-Longview, Wash., Malachi Moore-Compton, Calif., Patrick Sharshel-Highland Ranch, Colo.
| Name | Residence | Pro Year | 2014 League(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Bacchus | Germantown, MD | 4th | South Atlantic/Carolina |
| Tucker Beneville | Efland, NC | 4th | South Atlantic |
| Chase Eade | Merdianville, Ala. | 4th | Carolina |
| Rich Grassa | Lindenhurst, NY | 3rd | South Atlantic/Carolina |
| Cody Oakes | Delhi, Iowa | 4th | Carolina |
| Mike Provine | Newtown, Pa. | 4th | Carolina |
| Randy Rosenberg | Arlington, Va. | 4th | South Atlantic |
| Skyler Shown | Owensboro, Ken. | 3rd | South Atlantic, Car., Cal |
| Name | Age | Ht | Wt | 2014 | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Attridge | 25 | 6'1" | 229 | MWL | Grimsby, Ontario |
| Ryan Benson | 28 | 6'0" | 218 | FSL | Danbury, Conn. |
| Ryan Doherty | 28 | 5'8" | 166 | MWL | Littleton, Colo. |
| Joe George | 26 | 5'7" | 163 | FSL | Springfield, IL. |
| Derek Gonzales | 22 | 5'7" | 156 | SAL | Orem, UT. |
| Ben Levin | 28 | 5'11" | 185 | CAR | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Alexander MacKay | 25 | 5'11" | 178 | FSL | Evergreen, CO. |
| John Mang | 27 | 5'10" | 194 | MWL, FLIL | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Richard Riley | 33 | 6'1" | 228 | MWL | Alexandria, VA. |
| Mike Savakinas II | 25 | 5'11" | 217 | MWL | Fairborn, Ohio |
| Kirk Struble | 27 | 6'1" | 216 | MWL | Kirkland, WA. |
| Matt Winter | 26 | 6'0" | 189 | MWL, FSL, FLIL | Hubbard, IA |
William Clark-Myrtle Beach, S.C., Grant Conrad-Carl Junction, Mo., Mackenzie Dietz-Lawton, Mich., Reid Joyner-Purcellville, Va. , Christopher Lloyd-Long Beach, Calif., Jacob Metz-Edmonds, Va. , Edwin Moscoso-Palo Nego, Aragua, Jonathan Parra-Valencia Carabobo, Venezuela, Ryan Powers-Riverside, Calif., Justin Robinson-St. Louis, Mo. , Christopher Scott-Davidsonville, Md., Benjamin Sonntag-Tampa, Fla. , Alexis Trujillo-Stockton, Calif. , Kyle Wallace-San Antonio, Texas, Ronald Whiting-Fairmont, W. Va.
| Crew | Name | Residence |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tom Roche | Hamden, CT |
| #1 | Arturo Gonzalez | Norwalk, CA |
| #2 | Andrew Chesnut | Tyler, TX |
| #2 | JC Velez-Morales | San Juan, PR |
| #3 | Brandon Butler | Vista, CA |
| #3 | Richard Genera | Whittier, CA |
| #4 | Tyler Olson | Overland Park, KS |
| #4 | Brock Ballou | Mt. Juliet, TN |
| #5 | Matt Bates | Germantown, TN |
| #5 | Aaron Higgins | Elk Grove, CA |
| #6 | Justin Houser | Mattawan, MI |
| #6 | Chris Marco | Waterdown, ON |
| #7 | Zach Tieche | Sebring, OH |
| #7 | Matt Snodgrass | Yakima, WA |
| #8 | Chris Graham | Brampton, ON |
| #8 | Chris Stump | North Canton, OH |
Donald Carlyon, Mackenzie Dietz, Joshua Havens, Vincent Jackson, Tyler Jones, David Martinez, Jose Matamoros, Bradley Mooney, Anthony Perez, Grregory Roemer, Matthew Scott, Brandin Sheeler, Donald Smith, Ryan Wilhelms
Justin Anderson, Mark Boatman, Jesus Gonzalez, Jordon Johnson, Justin Phillps, Joseph Schwartz, Andrew Stukel, Derek Thomas, Thomas West
Christopher Barneycastle, Jeb Bennett, Samuel Dodson, Kazuto Endo, Jason Johnson, Austin Jones, Garon Keuten, Daniel Roberts, Nicholas Susie, Russel Welch
Isaias Barba, Stuart Bertrand, Michael Carroll, Ricardo Estrada, Luis Hernandez, Michael Rains, Sean Shafer-Markie, Ryan Thacker
Andrew Barrett, Samuel Burch, Matthew Cowen, Lorenz Evans, James Folske, Darius Ghani, Carter Goodson, Andrew Larkin, Benjamin Phillips, Harrison Silverman, Brian Walsh, Randy Wilmes
Ryan Baier, Alan Basner, Mark Bass, Michael Boulianne, Conor Culhane, Codey Davis, John Durante, Thomas Hanahan, Grant Hinson, Emil Jimenez, Garry Kelley, Lucus Krupa, Raul Moreno Benitez, Jose Navas Corzo, Zachary Neff, Justin Phillips, Dillon Wilson, So Yamanuchi
Sean Barber, Toby Basner, Ryan Blakney, Ramon De Jesus, Travis Eggert, Clint Fagan, Ryan Goodman, Nicholas Lentz, Ben May, Alex Ortiz, Roberto Ortiz, Chris Segal, Carlos Torres, Chad Whitson, Thomas Woodring
Triple-A All Star Game – Pacific Coast League All Stars vs. International League All Stars
Omaha, Nebraska - July 15th
HP - Alex Ortiz (PCL)
1st - Dave Soucy (IL)
2nd - Spencer Flynn (PCL)
3rd - Ben May (IL)
XM All-Star Futures Game – USA Prospects vs. World Prospects
Cincinnati, Ohio – July 13th
HP - Ron Teague (TL)
1st - Dan Merzel (EL)
2nd - Javerro January (SL)
3rd - Junior Valentine (EL)
Eastern League (AA)
Portland, Maine - July 15th
HP - Chris Tipton
1st - Ryan Clark
2nd - Eric Gilliam
3rd - John Bacon
Southern League
(AA)
Montgomery, AL - June 23rd
HP - Garrett Patterson
1st - John Bostwick
2nd - Alex Ransom
3rd - Jose Esteras
Texas League (AA)
Corpus Christi, TX - June 30th
HP - Ron Teague
1st - Matt Czajak
2nd - Clay Park
3rd - Lee Myers
LF - Nestor Ceja
RF - Clayton Hamm
Minor League Call-Up Umpires
The following Minor League umpires worked the 2014 ML Spring Training
Bailey, Allen, Barber, Sean (29), Basner, Toby (99), Buckminster, Seth (67), Byrne, Jon (59), Campos, Angel (84), Fagan, Clint (82), Gibson, Hal "Tripp" (73), Gosney, Jeff (40), Hamari, Adam (78), Hoberg, Pat (31), Johnson, Anthony (48), Lampe, Shaun, Little, Will (93), May, Ben (97), Morales, Gabe (47), Morrow, Jeff, Myers, Brad, Ortiz, Alex, Pattillo, Marcus (18), Ripperger, Mark (90), Scheurwater, Stuart (85), Segal, Chris (96), Soucy, David, Tumpane, John (74), Whitson, Chad (62), Wolcott, Quinn (81), Woodring, Tom (75)
|
# |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Resides |
2013 League |
|
14 |
Nick Bailey | 6-0 | 203 | 29 | Big Spring, TX | Pacific Coast |
|
5 |
Ryan Blakney | 6-0 | 214 | 28 | Wenatchee, WA | Pacific Coast |
|
71 |
Blake Davis | 6-1 | 219 | 26 | Englewood, CO | Pacific Coast |
|
31 |
Ramon DeJesus | 5-9 | 171 | 30 | Santo Domingo, DR | Eastern |
|
7 |
Jordan Ferrell | 6-0 | 192 | 30 | Clarksville, TN | Pacific Coast |
|
6 |
Spencer Flynn | 6-0 | 226 | 28 | Plymouth, MN | Pacific Coast |
|
73 |
Tripp Gibson | 5-10 | 180 | 32 | Marysville, WA | Pacific Coast |
|
9 |
Chris Gonzalez | 5-10 | 195 | 31 | Campbell, CA | Eastern |
|
16 |
Ryan Goodman | 6-3 | 207 | 28 | Mission Hills, CA | Southern |
|
15 |
Brandon Henson | 6-3 | 236 | 29 | Gowrie, IA | Southern |
|
28 |
Brian Hertzog | 6-2 | 215 | 34 | Lake Stevens, WA | Pacific Coast |
|
35 |
Pat Hoberg | 6-1 | 208 | 27 | Urbandale, IA | TL/Pacific Coast |
|
24 |
Kolin Kline | 6-1 | 170 | 30 | Arvada, CO | Pacific Coast |
|
21 |
Shaun Lampe | 6-1 | 211 | 30 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
4 |
Scott Mahoney | 6-2 | 165 | 32 | Walnut Creek, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
3 |
Nick Mahrley | 5-8 | 166 | 31 | Bartlett, IL | Eastern |
| 68 | Brandon Misun | 6-2 | 228 | 32 | Edmond, OK | Pacific Coast |
|
47 |
Gabe Morales | 6-0 | 185 | 29 | Livermore, CA | TL/International |
| 29 | Jeff Morrow | 5-10 | 160 | 26 | Fenton, MO | EL/Pacific Coast |
| 20 | Thomas Newsom | 6-1 | 171 | 31 | King, NC | Southern |
| 11 | Alex Ortiz | 5-10 | 154 | 31 | Los Angeles, CA | Pacific Coast |
| 57 | Robert Ortiz | 6-0 | 174 | 29 | Hopkinsville, KY | Eastern |
|
96 |
Marcus Pattillo | 6-3 | 200 | 36 | Jonesboro, AR | Pacific Coast |
|
8 |
Brian Reilly | 5-11 | 189 | 35 | Grand Rapids, MI | Eastern |
|
90 |
Mark Ripperger | 6-1 | 200 | 33 | Carlsbad, CA | Pacific Coast |
| 17 | Albert Ruiz | 5-10 | 164 | 29 | Las Vegas, NV | Texas |
|
85 |
Stu Scheurwater | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | Regina, SK, Canada | Pacific Coast |
|
87 |
Adam Schwarz | 5-9 | 188 | 26 | Riverside, CA | Pacific Coast |
|
30 |
Chris Segal | 6-1 | 210 | 31 | Burke, VA | Pacific Coast |
|
2 |
Gregory Stanzak | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Phoenix, AZ | Pacific Coast |
|
12 |
Quinn Wolcott | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Puyallup, WA | Pacific Coast |
|
75 |
Thomas Woodring | 6-3 | 215 | 31 | Boulder, NV | Pacific Coast |
|
# |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Resides |
2012 League |
|
60 |
John Bacon |
6'2" |
205 |
30 |
Sherrodsville, OH | Eastern League |
|
4 |
Ryan Clark |
5'10" |
194 |
26 |
McDonough, GA | Eastern League |
|
9 |
Paul Clemons |
6'0" |
172 |
24 |
Oxford, KS | California League |
|
38 |
Billy Cunha |
5'10" |
160 |
31 |
Fort Jones, CA | Eastern League |
|
5 |
Doug Del Bello |
6'0" |
197 |
27 |
Hamburg, NY | Carolina League |
|
36 |
Blake Felix |
5'9" |
167 |
29 |
Fort Worth, TX | Eastern League |
|
19 |
Eric Gillam |
6'6" |
214 |
28 |
Roscoe, IL | Eastern League |
|
8 |
John Libka |
6'4" |
249 |
26 |
Mayville, MI | Florida State League |
|
27 |
Dan Merzel |
5'10" |
172 |
26 |
Philadelphia, PA | Eastern League |
|
2 |
Brian Miller |
6'4" |
217 |
30 |
Cleveland, OH | Carolina League |
|
50 |
Robert Moreno |
5'10" |
175 |
32 |
Cumana, VZ | Southern League |
|
30 |
Jeremie Rehak |
6'0" |
196 |
26 |
Murrysville, PA | California League |
|
7 |
Sean Ryan |
5'11" |
191 |
24 |
Waunakee, WI | Florida State League |
|
18 |
Jorge Teran |
5'10" |
216 |
34 |
Barquisimeto, VZ | Carolina League |
|
46 |
Chris Tipton |
5'11" |
190 |
30 |
Orlando, FL | Eastern League |
|
54 |
Alex Tosi |
6'3" |
197 |
26 |
Lake Villa, IL | Florida State League |
|
29 |
Junior Valentine |
5'11" |
176 |
26 |
Maryville, TN | Carolina League |
|
17 |
Jansen Visconti |
5'10" |
190 |
26 |
Latrobe, PA | Eastern League |
Ryan Addition, John Bostwick, Jose Esteras, Blake Felter, Jimmie Hollingsworth, Javerro January, David Marcoe, Matthew McCoy, Shane Livensparger, Garrett Patterson, James Rackley, Alex Ransom, Jeremy Riggs, Charles Tierney, Alex Ziegler
Travis Eggart (TL), Matthew Czajak (CAL), Ryan Simmons (FSL), Eggart promoted 7/5/14 due to Wolcott promotion. Nestor Ceja (CAL) for Eggart, Nate White (TL), Ron Teague (TL), Lee Myers (CAL), Brett Terry (TL), Ramon Hernandez (TL), Clay Park (FSL), Bryan Fields (TL), Mike Cascioppo (TL), Derek Eaton (CAL)
Jake Wilburn (CAL) for Ryan Simmons as of 6/28. Nestor Ceja (CAL) for Travis Eggart. Eggart to PCL as part of Wolcott promotion to MLB
Reid Gibbs (NWL/SAL), Clint Vondrak (MWL), Clayton Hamm (SAL), Jake Wilburn (SAL), Nestor Ceja (MWL), Malachi Moore (NWL), Jeff Gorman (promoted from SAL to replace Ceja: Wolcott promotion, Kyle McCrady (NWL), Jason Starkovich (MWL), Sean Allen (MWL), Lewis Williams, III (SAL)
McCrady and Moore directly to High Long A from Short A with no Low Long A, Jake Wilburn to TL as of 6/28, Skylar Shown (SAL) for Jake Wilburn 6/28, Nestor Ceja to (TL) 7/5/2014: Wolcott MLB promotion, Jeff Gorman promoted from SAL
Chase Eade (MWL), Mike Provine (NYP/MWL), Ryan Wills (SAL), Andrew Freed (SAL), Travis Godec (SAL), Ben Levin (SAL), Cody Oakes (SAL), Brian Peterson (SAL)
Eric Bacchus and Adam Beck from the SAL in for Ryan Wills and Andrew Freed as of 6/28. Wills to (EL)
| Name | Age | Ht | Wt | 2013 | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Albarado | 26 | 5'7" | 187 | SAL | Scott, La. |
| David Arrieta Quintero | 34 | 5'10" | 218 | GCL, NYP, SAL | Maracaibo, Zulia |
| Ryan Benson | 27 | 6'0" | 221 | SAL, FSL | Stamford, Conn. |
| Blake Carnahan | 25 | 5'10" | 205 | SAL | Crystal River, Fla. |
| Scott Costello | 29 | 6'0" | 186 | SAL | Barrie, Ontario |
| Joseph George | 25 | 5'7" | 166 | NYP, MWL, Ex. ST | Springfield, Ill. |
| Alexander MacKay | 25 | 5'11" | 182 | AZL, PIO, FLIL, Ex. ST | Denver, Colo. |
| Brennan Miller | 22 | 5'11" | 192 | NYP, FLIL | Fairfax Station, Va. |
| James Pattison | 29 | 5'10" | 186 | NYP, MWL, Ex. ST | Broadview Heights, Ohio |
| Charles Ramos | 26 | 5'11" | 183 | MWL | Battle Creek, Mich. |
| Nathan Tomlinson | 23 | 6'4" | 217 | NWL, MWL | Ogdensburg, Wis. |
| Michae Wiseman | 26 | 5'9" | 195 | NYPL, SAL, Ex. ST | White Lake, Mich. |
Tyler Ferguson (AZL), Derek Gonzales (AZL), George Reidel (NYP), Erich Bacchus (NYP), Brad Polk (APL), Randy Rosenberg (APL), Tucker Benneville (APL), Jon Felczak (NWL), Skylar Shown (APL), Takahito Matsuda (APL), Cody Waterhouse (PIO), Jeff Gorman (NWL), Grant Conrad (NYP) promoted as part of Wilcott promotion, Adam Beck (APL), Rich Grassa (NYP)
| Crew | Name | Residence |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Richard Riley | Springfield, VA |
| #1 | Ryan Doherty | Littleton, CO |
| #2 | Andrew Chesnut | Tyler, TX |
| #2 | Brandon Butler | Vista, CA |
| #3 | Matt Winter | Hubbard, IA |
| #3 | Marc Lindsey | New Carlisle, IN |
| #4 | John Mang | Youngstown, OH |
| #4 | Chris Lloyd | Long Beach, CA |
| #5 | Dave Attridge | Grimsby, ON |
| #5 | Michael Savakinas II | Fairborn, OH |
| #6 | Patrick Sharshel | Highlands Ranch, CO |
| #6 | Cameron Westover | Denver, CO |
| #7 | Adrian Gonzalez | Tucson, AZ |
| #7 | Nathan Caldwell | Washington, PA |
| #8 | Kirk Struble | Kirkland, WA |
| #8 | Josh Root | Helena, MT |
|
Crew #1 |
David Albertson |
|
Chris Graham | |
|
Crew #2 |
Edwin Moscoso |
|
Matt Carlyon | |
|
Crew #3 |
Mac Dietz |
|
Thomas Roche | |
|
Crew #4 |
Justin Houser |
|
Chris Scott | |
Crew #5 |
JC Velez Morales |
|
Christopher Stump | |
|
Crew #6 |
Jacob Metz |
|
Christopher Marco | |
|
Crew #7 |
Anthony Perez |
|
Brandin Sheeler |
Matt Snodgrass (GCL), Arturo Gonzalez (AZL), Kale Rodrigues (AZL), Benjamin Bayer (AZL), Alex Trujillo (AZL), Tom West (GCL), Josh Marshall (AZL), Richard Genera (AZL)
Reid Joyner (GCL), Ryan Clark (HW), Justin Robinson (GCL), Ben Sonntag (TUS), Brock Balou (2012 CPL), Russ Weich (GCL), Matt Bates (GCL), Clifton Davis (GCL), Garon Keuten (GCL), Chris Wood (AZL)
Jesse Gonzalez (AZL), Shane Hardy (GCL), Jordan Johnson (GCL), Andy Stukel (HW), Ryan Powers (GCL), Kevin Higgins (HW), Jesse Orozco (AZL), Ryan McCraney (GCL)
Luis Hernandez, Justin Phillips, Ryan Thacker , Justin Anderson, Isais Barba, Derek Thomas, Stuart Bertrand, Ron Russo, Ryan Wilhelms, Drew Boatman, Mike Carroll, Lucias Messmerschmidt, Tyler Jones
Jason Johnson, Edwin Moscoso, Kaz Endo, Jeb Bennett, David Marco, Sam Dodson, Greg Roemer, Jonathan Parra, Dave Martinez, Matt Scott, J.C. Velez, Ryan Barneycastle, Kyle Zirbes, Brandon Mooney, Josh Havens, Sean Markle
Blakney, Ryan (PCL), Davis, Blake (PCL), Fazio, Ian (IL), Goodman, Ryan (PCL), Honec, Tom (IL), Lampe, Shaun (PCL), Lentz, Nick (IL), Mollica, Derek (IL), Soucy, David (IL), Stanzak, Greg (PCL), Torres, Carlos (IL), Vines, Doug (IL)
Arizona Fall League Championship Game (Peoria vs Salt River) 11/15/14
HP: Ryan Blakney (PCL)
1B: Doug Vines (IL)
2B: Ryan Goodman (PCL)
3B: Shaun Lampe (PCL)
Alfonzo, Gabrial, Arrieta, David (Florida State League), Biarreta, Jhonatan, Eggert, Travis (Texas League & PCL), Gonzalez, Chris (PCL), January, Javerro "J.J." (Southern League), Jimenez, Emil, Leal, Carlos, Mahrley, Nick (PCL), Martinez, Jairo, Moreno, Robert (Eastern League), Moscoso, Edwin (Gulf Coast League), Navas, Jose, Parra, Jonathan (Gulf Coast League), Pimentel, Osmel, Whitson, Chad (IL), White, Nate (Texas League)
Ferrer, Ramon, Gibson, Tripp (PCL), Teague, Ron (Texas League), Tejada, Felix
Triple-A All Star Game – Pacific Coast League All Stars vs. International League All Stars
Durham, North Carolina – July 16th
HP – Jon Byrne – International League
1B – Scott Mahoney – Pacific Coast League
2B – Jeff Gosney –International League
3B –Stu Scheurwater – Pacific Coast League
XM All-Star Futures Game – USA Prospects vs. World Prospects
Minneapolis, Minnesota – July 13th
HP – Travis Eggert - Texas League
1B – Jasen Viscont - Eastern League
2B – Nate White - Texas League
3B – Matt McCoy - Southern League
Southern League All Star Game – North Division vs. South Division
Chattanooga, Tennessee – June 17 th
HP – Matt McCoy - Ellis Grove, IL.
1B – Blake Felter - Kissimmee, FL
2B – Shane Livensparger - Jacksonville Beach, FL.
3B – Jeremy Riggs - Suffolk, Va.
South Atlantic League All Star Game – Northern Division vs. Southern Division
Hickory, North Carolina – June 17 th
HP - Tucker Beneville - Efland, North Carolina
1B – Jeff Gorman - Hayward, California
2B – Rich Grassa - Lindenhurst, New York
3B – Derek Gonzales - Orem, UT
Before the creation of a formal umpire development program, Minor League presidents would travel to the umpire schools and sign umpires to professional contracts right at the schools.
Umpires were then "sold" from league to league by word of mouth through the various league presidents. In fact, umpires were known to "politic" in order to advance themselves. The individual league presidents were 100% responsible for lining up their own umpire staffs each year. At that time, it was not uncommon for an umpire to jump from what would now be Rookie classification to AAA classification with no intermediate stops.
The league itself paid all salary and expenses - as minimal as it was then - for each umpire in the league. For example, monthly salaries for umpires in the Florida Rookie League (forerunner of the Gulf Coast League) ranged from $175 to $200 per month and umpires were given from $150 to $200 for expenses. In comparison, the starting salary in the GCL is currently $1,800 per month.
By 1964, Baseball had decided it was in need of a new method for recruitment, training and development of umpires for the Major Leagues as well as a new method of training and advancement for umpires within the Minor Leagues.
Basically, Baseball was looking at a two-fold purpose in instituting a new program. A more athletic, energetic, educated, dedicated, and mannerly-type individual was desired - one with unquestionably high morals and integrity standards. At the same time, a different method of advancement through the Minor Leagues was needed.
For those reasons, the Umpire Development Program was established at Baseball's Winter Meetings in Houston in 1964, and the program began operating in early 1965. Immediately, plans were set into motion whereby the program - based on on-field evaluations - would make recommendations to each league president concerning qualified umpires for their staffs. Major League Baseball would in turn help subsidize each league by paying for a portion of each umpire's salary.
The first administrator of the program was Edward S. Doherty, Jr., a veteran baseball executive.
In March 1965, Bernard (Barney) Deary was hired as a field supervisor. Prior to this, Deary had been an umpire in the International League. He had also umpired in the American Association, Eastern, Georgia-Florida, and Kitty Leagues. One of Deary's first responsibilities was to go onto the field during Spring Training with the younger umpires and actually work with them while supervising.
In April of 1965, Al Somers was also hired as a field supervisor. At that time Somers had just returned from the Far East, where he had been conducting umpire clinics for the armed forces. He was also the owner/operator of the Al Somers School for Umpires, which was the primary professional umpire school at that time. Somers stayed only until June, leaving Deary as the only full-time supervisor to cover all minor leagues throughout the United States. Deary traveled over 50,000 miles during his first season.
The next important development came in 1968 when Major League Baseball decided that UDP should operate its own umpire training course each year. It was called Major League Baseball's "Umpire Specialization Course," and the first class was held in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969.
Candidates for the course were actively screened and only a limited number of applications were accepted. The first class had approximately 30 students, including future Major League umpires Nick Bremigan, Joe Brinkman and Jim Evans. At this point, Baseball had basically two sources for professional umpires: the new Specialization Course and the Al Somers School for Umpires.
Also in early 1968, veteran International League umpire Joe Linsalata was hired as a second field supervisor. He was with the program in different capacities for many years.
When Doherty left in1969 to take an administrative position with the Washington Senators, Deary was named as Administrator of the program. Veteran umpire Bill Kinnamon was contracted to be chief instructor for the start of the Umpire Specialization Course. Bill was still umpiring in the American League at that time, but an injury on June 22, 1969, ended his career on the field. At the end of the 1969 season he was hired as a full-time supervisor and chief instructor of Baseball's Specialization Course. Bill served as a field supervisor with Linsalata and Deary during the 1970-1973 seasons.
Baseball's own "rookie camp" operated for only 5 years, and in 1974 Kinnamon and Linsalata both left to take over operation of the Specialization Course as a privately-owned school, independent of Major League Baseball. This left Deary as the lone supervisor/administrator again until 1979, when Mike Fitzpatrick and Dick Nelson were hired as field supervisors. Both were veteran AAA umpires, Fitzpatrick having worked in the American Association for seven years and Nelson having served as instructor at the Al Somers and Wendelstedt schools for nine years, six as chief instructor. This greatly relieved the workload for Deary, but Baseball continued to push for even more training, supervision, and development in the Minor Leagues. So Dennis Cregg was hired in 1986 as a third supervisor, followed by Tom Lepperd in 1987, and Mike Felt in 1988.
Ed Lawrence was hired by Major League Baseball as Executive Director of the UDP in early 1988. In September of that year, Deary passed away after suffering a sudden heart attack. Deary gave Baseball 24 years of service with the umpire program, his final 20 years as the program's Administrator. Fitzpatrick was then named Director of Field Supervision.
As the need for further supervision and training continued to grow, additional field supervisors were hired: Phil Janssen in 1989; Michael Pilato in 1990; and Jerry Neudecker and Bill Haller in 1992. Janssen left to join the American League as Coordinator of Umpire Operations in 1992, and Felt, Pilato, and Haller left the program because of budget cuts after the 1993 season. Neudecker died of cancer in January, 1997.Budget constraints eased in early 1997 and Felt and Pilato were re-hired, along with veteran umpire Cris Jones, bringing the instructor/evaluator staff back up to seven.
Through the last several years, tremendous strides were made in improved working conditions for umpires in the Minor Leagues, and the overall level of umpiring at the professional level has risen significantly.
Some of the more important features of the program include:
Pay raises for Minor League umpires (the starting monthly salary for a rookie umpire is currently $1,800 (compare this with the $175 per month before the establishment of UDP). All Minor League umpire salaries and expenses are paid by the NA league which employs the umpire.
Group medical, dental, and life insurance is provided free of charge for all umpires in all full-season leagues.
Hotel lodging is provided free through the league offices for each umpire while on assignment within the league.
Local courtesy transportation (generally a complimentary rental car) is provided through the league offices for Class AAA umpire crews in each city.
Uniforms are provided to each umpire [years ago, umpires were on their own in obtaining uniforms].
Three-umpire crew system used in AAA and AA leagues [until the late 1970's, both the IL and PCL used the two-umpire system].
A fair and impartial evaluation process for each Minor League umpire, including two written evaluations each year.
Thorough evaluation and training of each Minor League umpire by means of a criss-cross schedule by the evaluation staff.
Use of video and audio tape in the training and evaluation of Minor League umpires.
Numerous educational and training materials published by PBUC, including the NAPBL Umpire Manual and the Manual for the 2-Umpire System.
A comprehensive annual rules test administered to all NA umpires each winter.
Annual Spring Training Meetings for NA umpires assigned to Spring Training.
The PBUC operates out of the National Association offices in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The job of a professional baseball umpire requires quick thinking, common sense, and confidence. When the ball is in play, the umpire sees the action, assesses the situation and makes the call—all in a matter of seconds. The successful umpire has a thorough knowledge of the rule book, is even-tempered, and is mentally strong enough to handle situations under stressful conditions. He is expected to hustle, be alert, be in excellent physical condition, and have a neat appearance.
Each year Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. (PBUC) recommends new candidates to serve as umpires for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (the Minor Leagues). These candidates have good training, strong ability as umpires, and a keen desire to succeed.
Umpires seeking a job in professional baseball must meet some basic requirements. I can't be your people finder to contact the right person, but here's a start.Each applicant must have:
High School diploma or G.E.D.
Reasonable body weight
Strong interpersonal skills
Good communication skills
Quick reflexes and good coordination
Some athletic ability
Required preliminary training for the job (i.e., professional umpire school)
The first step to pursuing a career as a professional umpire is to attend one of the approved professional umpire training schools. These schools run for a period of five weeks during January and February each year. At the end of the training, the school and the PBUC staff members then select its top graduates for participation in the Umpire Evaluation Course, sponsored by the PBUC. The MiLB Umpire Traiining Academy also requires for its Advanced Course that candidates have a driving record which makes him or her insurable to drive employer-provided transportation. Any Dayton OH criminal defense lawyer can tell you that it is not easy to clean up your driving record after a DUI conviction.
During the Evaluation Course, each umpire's performance and abilities are evaluated by the PBUC staff. At the conclusion of the course the students are ranked, based on performance, and recommendations are then made to the Minor League Presidents regarding additions to their umpire staffs.
Those selected from the Evaluation Course start their careers in either a Rookie or Short-A Minor League. While progressing from Class A to Class AA to Class AAA leagues, the umpire receives valuable training and experience which may provide an opportunity to become a Major League umpire. It usually takes seven to eight years of umpiring professional baseball at the Minor League level before the umpire is considered for positions at the Major League level.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - August 02, 1999 - Eight years of long drives, cheap motels and ballpark food finally paid off for minor league
umpire Jim Reynolds. He made it to the big leagues as a substitute this season. And it looks like he's there to stay because of the labor dispute between
umpires and major league baseball.
“It's a completely different atmosphere [in the majors],” Reynolds said last week from Anaheim, Calif., where he was working a weekend series between the Angels and the Minnesota Twins.s.
“There's a big difference between going into Toronto and working in front of 30,000 or 40,000 people and four or five thousand in Syracuse.”
Reynolds is talkative about the life he's giving up, but he says little about being in the middle of a labor mess. “I just hope they can get it all resolved up there,” he said.
Members of the Major League Umpires Association, wanting a new collective bargaining agreement, said in July they were quitting Sept. 2. The leagues called their bluff, accepting 22 resignations. Reynolds is one of 25 minor league umpires hired as replacements.
“I think the magnitude of it all is more than I expected,” Reynolds said. “The intensity and the atmosphere -- I don't think you can anticipate that.”
Professional umpires usually get their start at one of two schools -- The Umpire School (PBUC operated) and Harry Wendelstedt's Umpire School -- where they pay roughly $2,500 to $3,000 for a five-week course in umpiring. Students are monitored during the course by Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. scouts, who pick the top candidates for minor league openings.
Like most baseball players, umpires must work their way up league by league until they have a chance at the majors. But unlike players, who can bypass the minors if they're talented enough, umpires don't usually skip levels.
“If you're a prospect player, you're going to play maybe two or three years in the minor leagues. There are some guys who have never been in the minors,” Reynolds said. “Umpires, the way the system is set up now, it's six or seven years before you even get a look.” Still, Reynolds said, the players remember the umpires from their early days.
“When you see the guys who you used to see in the minors, they have a smile on their faces and so do you. You spend a lot of time with a lot of those guys,” he said.
A minor league umpire's season starts with spring training in late February and can last through September if he is selected to work the playoffs.
The pay is nothing to brag about. Umpires in Class A make an average of $1,800 to $2,000 a month while the top minor league umps in Class AAA make $2,500 to $3,400, said Eric Krupa, administrator for the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based PBUC.
Life on the road in the lower minors can be tough. Umpires have to drive hundreds of miles after a night game to be in a new city for a game the next afternoon, Reynolds said. And the motel accommodations are lacking. “You try to figure out which bed has the least bend in it,” Reynolds said.
As a Class AAA umpire, Reynolds was making more money and getting to fly between cities.
Umpires are booed almost nightly by sometimes ruthless spectators. But Reynolds and his International League crew, during a stopover earlier this season at the Columbus Clippers' stadium, said they usually have fun at the ballpark.
“There are 14 teams in this league,” Reynolds said. “There's two teams that think you're the worst crew and can't believe that you ever made it to Triple-A. There's two teams that think you're the best crew in the league and can't do anything wrong. The other 10 teams tolerate you.”
Reynolds was finally called up to the majors in June, when the Boston Red Sox were home against the Atlanta Braves. “That signified the major leagues to me -- Fenway Park,” said Reynolds, who grew up about 100 miles southwest of Boston outside Hartford, Conn. “It was absolutely incredible."
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