Mike Muchlinski

Mike Muchlinski
Muchlinski in 2012
Born: (1977-02-26) February 26, 1977 (age 47)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
MLB debut
April 24, 2006
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Crew members
Career highlights and awards
Special Assignments

Michael William Muchlinski (/mʊˈlɪnskiː/; born February 26, 1977) is an American Major League Baseball umpire. He umpired his first Major League game on April 24, 2006, and was officially hired by MLB prior to the 2014 season.[1][2]

Umpiring career

Muchlinski officiated behind the plate on August 5, 2011, for a benches-clearing brawl between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. He ejected Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino, Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, and Giants pitcher Ramón Ramírez from the game.[3]

Muchlinski was the first base umpire on June 13, 2012, when Giants pitcher Matt Cain threw a perfect game against the Houston Astros.[4]

Muchlinski was the home plate umpire on June 20, 2015, when Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5] Scherzer had a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning and a 2–2 count on José Tábata. Tábata appeared to lean into Scherzer's eighth pitch of the at bat, controversially ruled a hit by pitch by Muchlinski.[6]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Mike Muchlinski Retrosheet.org.
  2. ^ Imber, Gil. "Confirmed: MLB Hires 7 New Umpires to Full-Time Staff." Close Call Sports/Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ejections: Mike Muchlinski (4, 5, 6)". Close Call Sports. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Matt Cain throws perfect game, strikes out 14 as Giants drub Astros ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012
  5. ^ Boxscore Pittsburgh Pirates v. Washington Nationals ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015
  6. ^ Corcoran, Cliff. "Blame umpires, not Tabata for Scherzer's lost chance at perfection". Sports Illustrated. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2019.