born march american umpire major_league_baseball mlb umpired mlb game american_league staff member mlb merged umpire following year umpired division series league championship series world series star game national_league single game playoff tampa bay rays pitcher threw hitter time team history plate new_york_mets achieved distinction prior major_league_baseball season crew chiefs career umpired prior attending umpire school began long reach major leagues appearance august day umpired second base game played member official umpire staff multiple hired place participated mass resignation began career staff mlb merged leagues wore umpire stop number retired recognition promoted crew chief positions prior season crew chiefs retired age second youngest active crew chief younger age crew consists according issued total major league career season highest single season total total games served games season notable games crew baltimore_orioles joined hit club present finally sat game having played consecutive games home plate umpire baltimore reached hit milestone july double left field umpire single game playoff san_diego_padres decided wild card team game ended 13th inning home plate umpire called player safe home plate controversial clearly touched plate play colorado won score umpired umpired world series postseason games season plate umpire contests member crew mlb star game pittsburgh american_league defeated national_league world series featured philadelphia_phillies worked home plate game phillies claimed victory walk single philadelphia won series games game world series umpired plate matchup detroit_tigers san_francisco_giants giants shut tigers san_francisco won world series game base umpire pitcher hitter detroit_tigers july inning tigers manager ejected game second base umpire hitter rays pitcher second base june new_york_mets pitcher threw hitter hitter thrown pitcher benefited close base line umpire line drive appeared fair johnson ruled foul spring training use expanded replay mlb game manager elected challenge safe base replay umpire upheld ruling following video review lasted minutes seconds incidents season received email mlb official advising umpire calling strikes adjustments face criticism espn analysts umpired game broadcast network september involved dispute pitcher new_york_yankees time yankees playoff spot johnson expressed displeasure umpire calls balls strikes ejected johnson second inning new_york catcher stated disappointed reacted quickly admitted legitimate johnson said deeply acknowledged wrong letting emotions away prior johnson apology criticized yankees aware said field earlier season twice ejected philadelphia_phillies manager games april august season previously ejected contest held time manager cleveland_indians thrown manager different games taking place cleveland manager time baltimore game anaheim acting crew chief game incorrect 7th inning later received game suspension fine los_angeles runners second base outs houston manager pitching change bringing left los_angeles manager called pinch hitter right handed batter porter attempted second pitching change wright threw single pitch calling right handed pitcher immediately argued second pitching change mlb rule states pitcher replaced substitute pitcher shall pitch batter bat substitute batter batter reaches base offensive team substitute pitcher injury illness umpire chief judgment play pitcher discussing crew allowed pitching change violating rule working game brian received unspecified fines incident suspended fined mlb serve suspension immediately continued working regular games weeks following incident personal born raised south_carolina attended pitcher outfielder graduated attended studied charlotte played baseball began college following arm injury wife claire children shannon member organization called blue kids visited brought presents hospitalized children multiple occasions feet inches tall weighs pounds family adopted shelter dog
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