Benjamin Joseph May (born January 23, 1982) is an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He has worked in MLB since 2014, and wears number 97 on his uniform.[1]
May umpired his first MLB games on April 14, 2014, working both games in a doubleheader between the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.[2] He worked a total of 187 games during his first three MLB seasons, and issued five ejections. For the 2018 regular season he was found to be a top-ten performing home plate umpire in terms of accuracy in calling balls and strikes, based on a study conducted at Boston University where over 350,000 pitches were culled and analyzed.[3]
^"Major League Umpire Roster". MLB.com. March 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
^ ab"Major League Umpiring Debut: Ben May (97)". closecallsports.com. April 17, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
^"MLB Umpires Missed 34,294 Ball-Strike Calls in 2018. Bring on Robo-umps?". BU Today. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
Further reading
Jackel, Peter (October 4, 2015). "Ben May hopes to change his status as a Major League Baseball umpire from substitute to permanent". Racine Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin.
External links
Retrosheet
Close Call Sports
This biographical article relating to an American baseball umpire is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
umpire, benjamin, joseph, born, january, 1982, umpire, major, league, baseball, worked, since, 2014, wears, number, uniform, maymay, citi, field, 2022born, 1982, january, 1982, racine, wisconsinmlb, debutapril, 2014crew, informationumpiring, crew13crew, member. Benjamin Joseph May born January 23 1982 is an umpire in Major League Baseball MLB He has worked in MLB since 2014 and wears number 97 on his uniform 1 Ben MayMay at Citi Field in 2022Born 1982 01 23 January 23 1982 age 40 Racine WisconsinMLB debutApril 17 2014Crew InformationUmpiring crew13Crew membersDan Iassogna crew chief Tony RandazzoScott BarryBen MayCareer highlights and awardsSpecial assignments 2011 All Star Futures Game 2013 World Baseball Classic qualification Wild Card Games Series 2022 Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksCareer Edit May in the Midwest League in 2008 May umpired his first MLB games on April 14 2014 working both games in a doubleheader between the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins 2 He worked a total of 187 games during his first three MLB seasons and issued five ejections For the 2018 regular season he was found to be a top ten performing home plate umpire in terms of accuracy in calling balls and strikes based on a study conducted at Boston University where over 350 000 pitches were culled and analyzed 3 May was an umpire for the 2011 All Star Futures Game and qualifying rounds of the 2013 World Baseball Classic 2 May was featured on the cover of the Virtual Umpire Camp DVD citation needed See also EditList of Major League Baseball umpiresReferences Edit Major League Umpire Roster MLB com March 2017 Retrieved September 23 2017 a b Major League Umpiring Debut Ben May 97 closecallsports com April 17 2014 Retrieved September 23 2017 MLB Umpires Missed 34 294 Ball Strike Calls in 2018 Bring on Robo umps BU Today Retrieved June 29 2019 Further reading EditJackel Peter October 4 2015 Ben May hopes to change his status as a Major League Baseball umpire from substitute to permanent Racine Journal Times Racine Wisconsin External links EditRetrosheet Close Call Sports This biographical article relating to an American baseball umpire is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben May umpire amp oldid 1124292320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
