Prior to joining MLB, Hohn served in numerous other professional baseball leagues during 1977–1988. He umpired four MLB games during 1987, 32 in 1988, then 96 in 1989; during his 21 seasons as an MLB umpire, he worked a total of 2195 regular season games, 10 postseason games, and one All-Star Game.[1] He umpired in the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and the National League Division Series in 1996, 1998, and 2005.[2] He issued a total of 89 ejections, leading MLB umpires in ejections twice, with eight in 2008 and nine in 2009.[1]
Hohn was the home plate umpire for Hideo Nomo's no-hitter on September 17, 1996.[3] Hohn missed the entire 2011 season owing to back and neck issues, and his retirement was announced on April 5, 2012.[3] His spot on the MLB roster was filled by Todd Tichenor.[4]
Controversiesedit
On July 5, 1992, while umpiring a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, Hohn approached the Braves dugout while arguing with Atlanta player Terry Pendleton, with the dispute leading to the ejection of Braves manager Bobby Cox. After a fan made a gesture with his hand toward Hohn, the umpire called for security to have the fan removed from the stadium. However, the fan would only be required to move 29 rows back.[5]
On June 21, 2009, Hohn ejected Braves players Eric O'Flaherty and Chipper Jones, and manager Cox, for arguing balls and strikes. O'Flaherty, on an 0–2, pitch seemingly struck out J. D. Drew in Boston. Hohn called the pitch a ball (visual evidence showed otherwise) and then ejected the three Braves following Drew's single off the Green Monster. A run would score on the play to make the score 5–4 in favor of Boston.[6]
On July 29, 2009, Hohn again roused the ire of the Braves after he exchanged a fist-bump with Florida Marlins catcher John Baker at the conclusion of a Braves–Marlins game. Hohn had ejected Braves manager Cox and catcher Brian McCann from the game.[7] Terry Pendleton, then Braves hitting coach, called the fist-bump "shocking", while Chipper Jones said, "I've never seen it before in my 16 years." Hohn declined to comment on the situation, other than to state that the league had reviewed it.[8]
On May 31, 2010, Hohn ejected Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt from a game against the Washington Nationals,[9] although Oswalt told Hohn that he was not talking to him. MLB executive Bob Watson stated that Oswalt would not receive more punishment, while Hohn would be addressed "in a very stern way."[10] It was the first time Oswalt had been ejected since August 2004, when he was thrown out by Hohn after a hit batsman.[11][12]
bill, hohn, william, john, hohn, born, june, 1955, american, former, professional, baseball, umpire, worked, major, league, baseball, during, 1987, 1999, national, league, 2002, 2010, uniform, number, born, 1955, june, 1955, butler, pennsylvania, occupationfor. William John Hohn born June 29 1955 is an American former professional baseball umpire He worked in Major League Baseball during 1987 1999 in the National League and 2002 2010 His uniform number was 29 Bill HohnBorn 1955 06 29 June 29 1955 age 68 Butler Pennsylvania U S OccupationFormer MLB umpireHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm Contents 1 Umpiring career 1 1 Controversies 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksUmpiring career editPrior to joining MLB Hohn served in numerous other professional baseball leagues during 1977 1988 He umpired four MLB games during 1987 32 in 1988 then 96 in 1989 during his 21 seasons as an MLB umpire he worked a total of 2195 regular season games 10 postseason games and one All Star Game 1 He umpired in the 1994 Major League Baseball All Star Game and the National League Division Series in 1996 1998 and 2005 2 He issued a total of 89 ejections leading MLB umpires in ejections twice with eight in 2008 and nine in 2009 1 Hohn was the home plate umpire for Hideo Nomo s no hitter on September 17 1996 3 Hohn missed the entire 2011 season owing to back and neck issues and his retirement was announced on April 5 2012 3 His spot on the MLB roster was filled by Todd Tichenor 4 Controversies edit On July 5 1992 while umpiring a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs Hohn approached the Braves dugout while arguing with Atlanta player Terry Pendleton with the dispute leading to the ejection of Braves manager Bobby Cox After a fan made a gesture with his hand toward Hohn the umpire called for security to have the fan removed from the stadium However the fan would only be required to move 29 rows back 5 On June 21 2009 Hohn ejected Braves players Eric O Flaherty and Chipper Jones and manager Cox for arguing balls and strikes O Flaherty on an 0 2 pitch seemingly struck out J D Drew in Boston Hohn called the pitch a ball visual evidence showed otherwise and then ejected the three Braves following Drew s single off the Green Monster A run would score on the play to make the score 5 4 in favor of Boston 6 On July 29 2009 Hohn again roused the ire of the Braves after he exchanged a fist bump with Florida Marlins catcher John Baker at the conclusion of a Braves Marlins game Hohn had ejected Braves manager Cox and catcher Brian McCann from the game 7 Terry Pendleton then Braves hitting coach called the fist bump shocking while Chipper Jones said I ve never seen it before in my 16 years Hohn declined to comment on the situation other than to state that the league had reviewed it 8 On May 31 2010 Hohn ejected Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt from a game against the Washington Nationals 9 although Oswalt told Hohn that he was not talking to him MLB executive Bob Watson stated that Oswalt would not receive more punishment while Hohn would be addressed in a very stern way 10 It was the first time Oswalt had been ejected since August 2004 when he was thrown out by Hohn after a hit batsman 11 12 See also editList of Major League Baseball umpiresReferences edit a b Bill Hohn Retrosheet Retrieved September 21 2020 Bill Hohn 29 mlb com MLB Advanced Media L P Retrieved 11 May 2012 a b Ump Bill Hohn retires after 23 years espn com 5 April 2012 Retrieved 11 May 2012 Retirement Bill Hohn Close Call Sports Umpire Ejection Fantasy League January 27 2012 Umpire Tosses Manager And Braves Fan Toledo Blade Retrieved November 7 2012 Boston Red Sox 6 Atlanta Braves 5 Retrosheet June 21 2009 Retrieved September 21 2020 Florida Marlins 6 Atlanta Braves 3 Retrosheet July 29 2009 Retrieved September 21 2020 Bowman Mark Braves object to ump s fist bump MLB com Retrieved May 11 2012 Washington Nationals 14 Houston Astros 4 Retrosheet May 31 2010 Retrieved September 21 2020 Barzilai Peter June 1 2010 MLB sides with Roy Oswalt over umpire in ejection USA Today Retrieved 14 May 2012 Fallas Bernardo 31 May 2010 Frustrated Oswalt denies he was showing up ump Houston Chronicle Retrieved 15 May 2012 Roy Oswalt Retrosheet Retrieved September 21 2020 External links edit nbsp Baseball portal Retrosheet MLB com Bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Hohn amp oldid 1179439772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
