Alfonso Márquez Headlines His Seventh League Championship Series
Experienced umpire Alfonso Márquez is preparing for his seventh League Championship Series, taking on the role of crew chief alongside James Hoye. Major League Baseball announced this Sunday the umpire crews that will participate in this crucial phase of the season.
Along with Márquez and Hoye, Ryan Additon, Ben May, Adam Beck and John Libka are added, who will debut in this instance.
Márquez will be in charge of umpiring the series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners, which will begin on Sunday. For his part, Hoye will direct 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 official resting in each game.
In the first game of the American League, Additon will be behind the plate, with May at first base, 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 the main referee in Game 2, 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 Game 2, followed by Hoye, Beck, Carapazza, Fairchild, and Ripperger.
Hudson will be the crew chief for the American League in Game 3, with Márquez as the reserve umpire. Carapazza will be the crew chief for the National League in Game 2, with Hoye as the reserve.
Hudson will be umpiring his fifth League Championship Series, Carapazza and Eddings their fourth, Fairchild his third, and Morales, Reyburn, Ripperger, and Wolcott their second.
Alex MacKay, Bill Miller, and David Rackley will be the replay umpires in the Major League Baseball office in New York.
