Eddings was the home plate umpire for Cal Ripken Jr.'s final major league game on October 6, 2001. He was the second base umpire for the game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres on August 4, 2007, at San Diego when Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron for first place on Major League Baseball's career home run list by hitting his 755th career home run. He was the home plate umpire for Carlos Rodon's no-hitter thrown on April 14, 2021.
Eddings was the home plate umpire for Game 2 of the 2005 ALCS between the White Sox and the Angels. White Sox batterA. J. Pierzynski quickly got two strikes and then swung at the third pitch, a splitter which came in very low. Angels catcher Josh Paul caught the ball so "thought the inning was over."[2] Not hearing himself called out, Pierzynski took a couple of steps toward the dugout, then turned and ran to first base while most of the Angels were walking off the field. Eddings ruled that the ball had not been legally caught (an uncaught third strike), but made no audible call that the ball hit the ground.[3]Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, announcing the game on Fox and reviewing replays of the pitch, felt the ball had clearly been caught;[4] note that MLB did not adopt review via instant replay until the 2008 season. A pinch runner for Pierzynski subsequently scored the winning run of the game for the White Sox.[5] According to umpire supervisor Rich Rieker, the replays showed "there was definitely a change in direction there" indicating the ball touched the ground and felt, at best, the replay was inconclusive.[6] After the game, Eddings said he would adjust his umpiring style to clarify a third strike call from calling the batter out.[7]
In July & August 2021, Eddings would once again come under fire after being the home plate umpire in two San Diego Padres games. The first, on July 24, saw the ejections of Padres left fielder Tommy Pham and associate manager Skip Schumaker.[8] The scorecard report on Eddings' performance also showed a +0.69 skew for the Padres opponent (which coincidentally happened to be the Marlins).[9][10] Afterwards, the Padres filed a formal complaint against Eddings due to the result of the game.[11] The next game, on August 20, saw the ejections of Padres manager Jayce Tingler, third baseman Manny Machado, and development coach Ryan Flaherty.[12] The report for this game showed a greater skew (+1.21) that also favored the Padres opponent (this time, the Phillies).[13][14]
Eddings worked his 3,000th game on June 13, 2023 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
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Further readingedit
"Trenton's Team - Eddings Meets 7-Year Old Fan". www.closecallsports.com. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
External linksedit
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Douglas Leon Eddings born September 14 1968 is an American professional umpire in Major League Baseball Doug EddingsEddings in 2013Born 1968 09 14 September 14 1968 age 55 Las Cruces New Mexico U S MLB debutAugust 16 1998Crew InformationUmpiring crew7Crew membersAlfonso Marquez crew chief Doug EddingsLance BarrettRamon De JesusCareer highlights and awardsSpecial Assignments All Star Game 2004 2017 Wild Card Game Series 2014 2020 2022 2023 Division Series 2000 2002 2018 2019 2020 2021 League Championship Series 2005 2022 2023 World Series 2019 World Baseball Classic 2023 Contents 1 Umpiring style 2 Career 2 1 Notable games 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksUmpiring style editA report in The Hardball Times listed Eddings as having called the largest strike zone among all Major League umpires in 2011 1 Career editEddings started umpiring Little League games at 14 and in his early career worked throughout the minor leagues He started working American League games in 1998 and has worked throughout both major leagues since 2000 In the postseason Eddings has worked the 2000 ALDS 2002 ALDS 2005 ALCS 2014 NL Wild Card Game 2018 NLDS 2019 NLDS the 2019 World Series the 2020 National League Wild Card Series 2020 NLDS 2021 NLDS the 2022 AL Wild Card Series 2022 NLCS and the 2023 National League Wild Card Series He also worked the 2004 All Star Game and was the replay official for the 2017 All Star Game He wears uniform number 88 Notable games edit Eddings was the home plate umpire for Cal Ripken Jr s final major league game on October 6 2001 He was the second base umpire for the game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres on August 4 2007 at San Diego when Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron for first place on Major League Baseball s career home run list by hitting his 755th career home run He was the home plate umpire for Carlos Rodon s no hitter thrown on April 14 2021 Eddings was the home plate umpire for Game 2 of the 2005 ALCS between the White Sox and the Angels White Sox batter A J Pierzynski quickly got two strikes and then swung at the third pitch a splitter which came in very low Angels catcher Josh Paul caught the ball so thought the inning was over 2 Not hearing himself called out Pierzynski took a couple of steps toward the dugout then turned and ran to first base while most of the Angels were walking off the field Eddings ruled that the ball had not been legally caught an uncaught third strike but made no audible call that the ball hit the ground 3 Joe Buck and Tim McCarver announcing the game on Fox and reviewing replays of the pitch felt the ball had clearly been caught 4 note that MLB did not adopt review via instant replay until the 2008 season A pinch runner for Pierzynski subsequently scored the winning run of the game for the White Sox 5 According to umpire supervisor Rich Rieker the replays showed there was definitely a change in direction there indicating the ball touched the ground and felt at best the replay was inconclusive 6 After the game Eddings said he would adjust his umpiring style to clarify a third strike call from calling the batter out 7 In July amp August 2021 Eddings would once again come under fire after being the home plate umpire in two San Diego Padres games The first on July 24 saw the ejections of Padres left fielder Tommy Pham and associate manager Skip Schumaker 8 The scorecard report on Eddings performance also showed a 0 69 skew for the Padres opponent which coincidentally happened to be the Marlins 9 10 Afterwards the Padres filed a formal complaint against Eddings due to the result of the game 11 The next game on August 20 saw the ejections of Padres manager Jayce Tingler third baseman Manny Machado and development coach Ryan Flaherty 12 The report for this game showed a greater skew 1 21 that also favored the Padres opponent this time the Phillies 13 14 Eddings worked his 3 000th game on June 13 2023 at Globe Life Field in Arlington Texas See also edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball umpiresReferences edit Weinstock Josh January 11 2012 Which umpire has the largest strike zone The Hardball Times Retrieved 23 June 2012 Inside Baseball Verducci Tom October 13 2005 Sports Illustrated Copy at 1 Umpires postgame interview mlb com Retrieved 2007 07 17 ALCS Gm2 A J reaches first on dropped third strike MLB com Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved October 16 2018 via YouTube Chicago White Sox 2 Anaheim Angels 1 Retrosheet October 12 2005 Retrieved October 16 2018 Bisheff Steve October 13 2005 Eddings blown call a stinker Orange County Register Retrieved October 16 2018 Eddings to change his umpiring style Montgomery Advertiser AP October 14 2005 p 27 Retrieved October 16 2018 via newspapers com Lindsay MLB Ejections 110 111 Doug Eddings 2 3 SD x2 Retrieved 2023 04 26 Umpire Scorecards Single Game umpscorecards com Retrieved 2023 04 26 Umpire Scorecards UmpScorecards July 25 2021 Umpire Doug Eddings Final Marlins 3 Padres 2 JuntosMiami HungryForMore MIAvsSD SDvsMIA https t co kU6gO2QqIx Tweet Archived from the original on August 22 2022 Retrieved May 12 2023 via Twitter Brown Larry 2021 07 25 Padres to call MLB over bad umpiring from Doug Eddings Larry Brown Sports Retrieved 2023 04 26 Lindsay MLB Ejections 144 146 Doug Eddings 4 6 SD x3 Retrieved 2023 04 26 Umpire Scorecards Single Game umpscorecards com Retrieved 2023 04 26 Umpire Scorecards UmpScorecards August 21 2021 Umpire Doug Eddings Final Padres 3 Phillies 4 HungryForMore RingTheBell SDvsPHI PHIvsSD https t co nl5k9Am8oa Tweet Archived from the original on July 21 2022 Retrieved May 12 2023 via Twitter Further reading edit Trenton s Team Eddings Meets 7 Year Old Fan www closecallsports com October 15 2018 Retrieved October 16 2018 External links editMajor League Baseball profile Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doug Eddings amp oldid 1193173098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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