On October 4, 2001, Wolf served as third base umpire when Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb's runs scored record.[3]
Wolf drew criticism from ESPN announcers after he ejected Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ted Lilly at the start of a game on June 10, 2007, against the Atlanta Braves. Wolf ruled that Lilly had intentionally thrown at the batter's head, and immediately ejected the pitcher. While such a penalty is uncommon without a formal warning to both teams, such action is permitted by baseball's rules.[4]
Wolf missed several months during the 2013 season due to an apparent back injury. He worked a rehab assignment at Triple-ACharlotte the weekend of July 18–19 en route to a return to the Major Leagues.[5]
On August 2, 2015, Wolf was involved in a series of controversial events in a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals. According to National Post sportswriter John Lott, "Umpire Jim Wolf lost control of the game."[6] The controversy was based upon a warning by Wolf to both teams after Blue Jays batter Josh Donaldson was struck by a pitch in the first inning by Edinson Vólquez. The benches were cleared after a number of pitches could have resulted in the Royals' pitcher's ejection, and did not, but a pitch by the Blue Jays' relief pitcher Aaron Sanchez that hit Alcides Escobar immediately resulted in Sanchez being ejected. Former Blue Jays catcher and former Sportsnet baseball analyst Gregg Zaun criticized Wolf for his inability to enforce the warning that was issued in the first.[7]
Wolf is married and resides in Ahwatukee, Arizona. His younger brother Randy was a pitcher in the major leagues from 1999 until 2015. To avoid a conflict of interest, he would be removed from assignments if his crew was assigned to work any game where Randy was on either team's roster.
^Official MLB.com Profile, MLB.com, Retrieved on June 16, 2007
^Official MLB.com profile MLB.com Retrieved on October 14, 2011
^The Official Major League Baseball Fact Book. The Sporting News. 2002. p. 197. ISBN0-89204-670-8.
^Cooper, Jon, Ejection takes Cubs' Lilly by surprise, MLB.com, Retrieved on June 16, 2007.
^"Rehab: Jim Wolf in Triple-A Charlotte." Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. July 18, 2013.
^Lott, John. "Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City Royals in heated game that saw beanballs ejections and bench clearing scuffle". news.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
^Zaun, Gregg. "Twitter Post". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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wolf, other, uses, disambiguation, james, michael, wolf, born, july, 1969, american, major, league, baseball, umpire, joined, major, league, staff, 1999, after, working, arizona, rookie, league, south, atlantic, league, california, league, texas, league, pacif. For other uses see Jim Wolf disambiguation James Michael Wolf born July 24 1969 is an American Major League Baseball umpire He joined the major league staff in 1999 after working in the Arizona Rookie League the South Atlantic League the California League the Texas League and the Pacific Coast League 1 He wears uniform number 28 2 Jim WolfWolf in 2011Born 1969 07 24 July 24 1969 age 53 West Hills CaliforniaMLB debutSeptember 2 1999Crew InformationUmpiring crew9Crew membersSam Holbrook crew chief Angel HernandezJim WolfD J ReyburnCareer highlights and awardsSpecial Assignments All Star Game 2010 Wild Card Game 2016 2018 2021 Division Series 2007 2010 2014 2015 2019 League Championship Series 2011 2016 2017 2018 2021 World Series 2015 2019 Contents 1 Umpiring career 1 1 Post season and All Star games 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksUmpiring career EditOn October 4 2001 Wolf served as third base umpire when Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb s runs scored record 3 Wolf drew criticism from ESPN announcers after he ejected Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ted Lilly at the start of a game on June 10 2007 against the Atlanta Braves Wolf ruled that Lilly had intentionally thrown at the batter s head and immediately ejected the pitcher While such a penalty is uncommon without a formal warning to both teams such action is permitted by baseball s rules 4 On May 9 2010 Wolf was the home plate umpire for Dallas Braden s perfect game He was the second base umpire for Armando Galarraga s near perfect game on June 2 2010 On July 9 2011 Wolf was the home plate umpire when Derek Jeter got his 3 000th hit against the Tampa Bay Rays Wolf missed several months during the 2013 season due to an apparent back injury He worked a rehab assignment at Triple A Charlotte the weekend of July 18 19 en route to a return to the Major Leagues 5 On August 2 2015 Wolf was involved in a series of controversial events in a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals According to National Post sportswriter John Lott Umpire Jim Wolf lost control of the game 6 The controversy was based upon a warning by Wolf to both teams after Blue Jays batter Josh Donaldson was struck by a pitch in the first inning by Edinson Volquez The benches were cleared after a number of pitches could have resulted in the Royals pitcher s ejection and did not but a pitch by the Blue Jays relief pitcher Aaron Sanchez that hit Alcides Escobar immediately resulted in Sanchez being ejected Former Blue Jays catcher and former Sportsnet baseball analyst Gregg Zaun criticized Wolf for his inability to enforce the warning that was issued in the first 7 Wolf was at third base for Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert s no hitter against the San Diego Padres on August 14th 2021 Post season and All Star games Edit Wolf has officiated five Division Series 2007 2010 2014 2015 2019 National League Division Series five League Championship Series 2011 2016 2017 2018 2021 three Wild Card Games 2016 2018 2021 and two World Series 2015 2019 He has also worked one All Star Game 2010 Personal life EditWolf is married and resides in Ahwatukee Arizona His younger brother Randy was a pitcher in the major leagues from 1999 until 2015 To avoid a conflict of interest he would be removed from assignments if his crew was assigned to work any game where Randy was on either team s roster See also Edit Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball umpiresReferences Edit Official MLB com Profile MLB com Retrieved on June 16 2007 Official MLB com profile MLB com Retrieved on October 14 2011 The Official Major League Baseball Fact Book The Sporting News 2002 p 197 ISBN 0 89204 670 8 Cooper Jon Ejection takes Cubs Lilly by surprise MLB com Retrieved on June 16 2007 Rehab Jim Wolf in Triple A Charlotte Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League July 18 2013 Lott John Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City Royals in heated game that saw beanballs ejections and bench clearing scuffle news nationalpost com Retrieved 2 August 2015 Zaun Gregg Twitter Post Twitter com Retrieved 2 August 2015 External links EditMajor league profile Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Wolf amp oldid 1108283810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
