What umpire has ejected the most people?

What umpire has ejected the most people?
  • Bill Klem – 251 (NL, 1905–1941)
  • Cy Rigler – 192 (NL, 1906–1935)
  • Hank O'Day – 185 (NL, 1895–1911, 1913, 1915–1927)
  • Bob Davidson – 156 (NL, 1982–1999, ML 2005–2016)
  • Joe West – 151 (NL, 1976–1999, ML 2002–2021)
  • Silk O'Loughlin – 145 (AL, 1902–1918)
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Who has been ejected the most in the MLB?

The Major League Baseball (MLB) record for most times ejected from a game is 161 by Bobby Cox (USA) managing the Toronto Blue Jays (Canada) and Atlanta Braves (USA) from 1978 to 2010.
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Has an umpire ever ejected a fan?

According to the Baseball Rule Book 1.04, umpires can eject any fan who enters the playing field, or any team personal from a game.
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Who is the best umpire in MLB history?

Hall of Fame
  • Albert Joseph (Al) Barlick. Elected 1989. ...
  • Nestor L. Chylak Jr. ...
  • John Bertrand (Jocko) Conlan. Elected 1974. ...
  • Thomas Henry (Tom) Connolly. Elected 1953. ...
  • William George (Billy) Evans. Elected 1973. ...
  • Harold Douglas (Doug) Harvey. Elected 2010. ...
  • Robert Calvin (Cal) Hubbard. Elected 1976. ...
  • William J. (Bill) Klem.
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What major league umpire has the most overturned calls?

Ángel Hernández (umpire)
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MLB Umpires That Eject Players the Most



Has any MLB umpire ever been punched?

Delmon Young Flips Bat at Home Plate Umpire

The bat ended up striking the umpire. Fortunately, the umpire wasn't injured, but it was the first time in baseball history that any player had struck an umpire with a bat.
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Has an umpire ever had a perfect game?

Hoberg, according to Umpire Scorecards, correctly called all 129 pitches taken during Game 2. It was an extraordinary feat for any umpire, especially considering the amount of scrutiny for every pitch. The perfect game made Hoberg a social media star. Fans and commentators praised his work.
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Who is the youngest MLB umpire?

At a remarkable 22 years of age, Evans became the youngest umpire in major league history and began a 22-year career in which he worked six World Series.
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Who is the most famous umpire?

Hoberg leads MLB umpires with an accuracy rating of 96.4% on ball-strike calls, and three umpires have matched his MLB-best 94.9% consistency rating.
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Has a player ever punched an umpire?

During an early 2010 contest between the Licey Tigers and Cibao Giants, Tigers manager and former MLB All-Star Jose Offerman punched umpire D.J. Reyburn during an on-field argument.
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When was the last time a MLB umpire was fired?

Major league umpires resigned en masse during a labor negotiation in 1999 and MLB took the opportunity to not hire 22 of them back. But if you're curious the last time an umpire was fired because he wasn't very good at his job, good luck. Brian Runge was fired in 2012.
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Do umpires ever get punished?

Some umpires have been suspended or fined for misapplying rules or allowing teams to engage in rule violations. In fact, umpires get disciplined all the time.
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Who is the only MLB mascot to be ejected from a game?

And one night in 1989, during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Youppi! and Claude cemented their place in baseball's history books: The furry, big-nosed orange creature became the first, and only, mascot to ever be thrown out of a Major League game.
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Who was the hardest MLB player to strike out?

Over nearly 145 years of professional baseball, no player was tougher to strike out than Hall of Fame shortstop Joe Sewell. In 7,132 career at-bats, Sewell heard the umpire say “Strike three” just 114 times. That's one strikeout for every 63 at-bats, or once every 17 games, or in just .
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What is the hardest MLB record to break?

The records you likely know
  • Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,632 straight games played. ...
  • Ichiro's 262 hits in 2004. ...
  • Nolan Ryan's 5,714 strikeouts and 2,795 walks. ...
  • Rickey Henderson's 1,406 career steals and 130 steals in 1982. ...
  • Hack Wilson's 191 RBIs in 1930. ...
  • Chief Wilson's 36 triples in 1912. ...
  • Barry Bonds' 232 walks in 2004.
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How much is a MLB umpire salary?

For the 2022 season, the average salary for an MLB umpire is $235,000. Rookie umpires start with an annual salary of $150,000, whereas more experienced umpires can make upwards of $400,000 a year. The number may seem astronomically high, but there are a few reasons why MLB umpires make so much.
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Who was the longest MLB umpire?

Careers beginning since 1960: 43 – Joe West (NL, 1976–99; MLB 2002–2021), recognized by MLB as having the longest tenure of any umpire in MLB history in terms of number of seasons umpired, and has umpired more games than any other MLB umpire.
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Are there any female umpires in baseball?

That list is hardly all-inclusive. But only nine women have umpired in the minor leagues, according to MLB. Two, Pawol and Isabella Robb, are currently umpiring in the minor leagues.
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What is the salary of a AAA baseball umpire?

The new agreement will see umpires paid $2,800 a month in the rookie complex leagues, $3,000 in Low-A and $4,500 in Triple-A. That's up from $2,000 for rookie-ball umpires and as low as $2,100 in Low-A under the previous agreement.
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How tall is the tallest umpire?

At 6' 7", Baker is the tallest active MLB umpire.
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How old is the average MLB umpire?

The average age of an employed baseball umpire is 31 years old. The most common ethnicity of baseball umpires is White (77.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (9.2%), Black or African American (6.0%) and Unknown (3.5%).
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Did Babe Ruth pitch a perfect game?

9 In 13 starts from May 24 through July 19, the June 23 “imperfecto” was the only time Ruth did not pitch a complete game. The contest's perfect-game status lasted for 62 years, when it was abruptly downgraded in 1991 to the major leagues' first combined no-hitter – credited to Ruth (0 innings) and Shore (9 innings).
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Has any catcher caught 2 perfect games?

Hassey is notable for being the only catcher in MLB history to have caught more than one perfect game (the first with Len Barker in 1981 and his second with Dennis Martínez in 1991).
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Has there ever been an immaculate inning in a perfect game?

Has any pitcher thrown an immaculate game? No pitcher has ever thrown an immaculate game that would consist of 27 strikeouts and 81 pitches.
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