Alfonso Márquez, recognized for his experience in arbitration, prepares for his seventh League Championship Series, assuming the role of crew chief alongside James Hoye.
The announcement was made on Sunday by Major League Baseball, confirming that Ryan Additon, Ben May, Adam Beck, and John Libka will debut in this postseason instance.
Márquez will be in charge of the series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners, which begins this Sunday. For his part, Hoye, with his fifth participation in a Championship Series, will lead the National League matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the current champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, starting on Monday.
Each series will have teams of seven referees, with one rest official per game.
In the American League’s inaugural game, Additon will be behind the plate, May at first, Márquez at second, Marvin Hudson at third, D.J. Reyburn in left field, Quinn Wolcott in right field, and Doug Eddings as the reserve umpire.
Eddings will be in charge of calling balls and strikes in the second game, followed by May, Márquez, Huston, Reyburn, and Wolcott.
The National League series will begin on Monday with Libka behind the plate, Hoye at first, Beck at second, Vic Carapazza at third, Chad Fairchild in left field, Mark Ripperger in right field, and Gabe Morales as the reserve umpire.
Morales will be behind the plate in the second game, followed by Hoye, Beck, Carapazza, Fairchild, and Ripperger.
Hudson will be the crew chief for Game 3 of the American League, with Márquez as the reserve umpire, while Carapazza will lead the National League crew in Game 2, with Hoye as the reserve.
Hudson will participate in his fifth Championship Series, Carapazza and Eddings in their fourth, Fairchild in his third, and Morales, Reyburn, Ripperger, and Wolcott in their second.
Alex MacKay, Bill Miller, and David Rackley will be the replay umpires in the Major League Baseball office in New York.
