Cory Blaser

Cory Steven Blaser (born December 8, 1981) is an American Major League Baseball umpire. He umpired his first major league game on April 24, 2010.

Cory Blaser
Blaser in 2013
Born: (1981-12-08) December 8, 1981 (age 41) Denver, Colorado
MLB debut
April 24, 2010
Crew Information
Umpiring crew	2
Crew members	Tom Hallion (crew chief) Phil Cuzzi Cory Blaser Mark Ripperger
Career highlights and awards
Special Assignments All-Star Game (2018) Wild Card Games/Series (2015, 2019, 2020) Division Series (2016, 2017, 2018, 2022) League Championship Series (2019, 2020) World Baseball Classic (2017)

Umpiring career

Blaser is a graduate of Pomona High School and attended Colorado State University.^[1] He had previously worked in the Arizona League Northwest League, Midwest League Carolina League Eastern League Florida Instructional League, and Arizona Instructional League.^[1] Blaser attended the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School, and works as an instructor there in the off-season.^[1]

Blaser was officially named to the full-time MLB staff prior to the 2014 season.^[2] His uniform number is 89.

Blaser worked his first career MLB postseason game in right field on October 7, 2015, serving in the 2015 National League Wild Card Game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]

See also

•  Biography portal
•  Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball umpires

References

1. "Cory Blaser". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
2. Imber, Gil. "Confirmed: MLB Hires 7 New Umpires to Full-Time Staff." Close Call Sports/Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
3. "Cubs vs. Pirates - Box Score - October 7, 2015 - ESPN".

External links

• Retrosheet
• The Baseball Cube
• Close Call Sports