The MLB regular season is officially over. And while we already know that 18 teams saw their seasons come to an end on Sunday. Dozens of umpires will also head into an offseason.
Given the stakes of the MLB playoffs, the league looks to assign the best-performing umpires to work postseason games. The on-field crews are also expanded with umpires positioned in right field and left field.
On Monday, MLB announced its umpiring rosters for the wild card series in the National League and American League. And the result was four experienced crews with a combined experience of 18 World Series between them.
AL wild card - Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins
HP: Andy Fletcher (Game 1 plate) [fourth wild card, 2 DS]
1B: Adam Hamari (Game 2 plate) [fourth wild card, 1 DS, 1 LCS]
2B: Mike Muchlinski (Game 3 plate) [third wild card, 3 DS, 2 LCS, 1 WS]
3B: Dan Iassogna – crew chief [fourth wild card, 7 DS, 6 LCS, 3 WS]
LF: Mark Wegner [fourth wild card, 10 DS, 5 LCS, 2 WS]
RF: Jeremie Rehak [first wild card, 1 DS]
AL wild card - Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays
HP: Carlos Torres (Game 1 plate) [third wild card, 2 DS]
1B: Tripp Gibson (Game 2 plate) [fourth wild card, 3 DS, 1 LCS, 1 WS]
2B: Lance Barksdale – crew chief (Game 3 plate) [fourth wild card, 6 DS, 3 LCS, 2 WS]
3B: Adrian Johnson [third wild card, 4 DS, 1 LCS]
LF: Adam Beck [first wild card]
RF: Alex Tosi [first wild card]
NL wild card - Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers
HP: Mark Ripperger (Game 1 plate) [second wild card, 1 DS]
1B: Dan Bellino (Game 2 plate) [second wild card, 7 DS, 1 LCS, 1 WS]
2B: Alan Porter – crew chief (Game 3 plate) [fourth wild card, 6 DS, 3 LCS, 2 WS]
3B: Mike Estabrook [second wild card, 2 DS]
LF: Chris Segal [second wild card, 1 DS]
RF: Sean Barber [first wild card]
NL wild card - Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies
HP: Stu Scheurwater (Game 1 plate) [second wild card, 2 DS]
1B: Doug Eddings (Game 2 plate) [fourth wild card, 6 DS, 2 LCS, 1 WS]
2B: James Hoye – crew chief (Game 3 plate) [fifth wild card, 4 DS, 3 LCS, 2 WS]
3B: Marvin Hudson [second wild card, 8 DS, 2 LCS, 2 WS]
LF: Jordan Baker [fourth wild card, 2 DS, 1 LCS, 1 WS]
RF: Edwin Moscoso [first wild card]
