On June 2, 2007, Wegner was involved in a heated argument with Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella. After Wegner ruled that Ángel Pagán was out at third on an attempted steal, Piniella, who later acknowledged the call was correct, stormed out of the dugout, threw his hat down, and started kicking dirt on Wegner. Piniella would be ejected and given a four-game suspension and he later apologized to Wegner.[3]
Notable games
On June 28, 2007, Wegner was behind the plate when Toronto Blue JayFrank Thomas hit his 500th career home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher Carlos Silva. Later in the game, Thomas was ejected by Wegner for arguing balls and strikes. Toronto manager John Gibbons was thrown out of the game as well.[4]
On May 30, 2012, Wegner was the target of Chicago White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson for ejecting pitcher Jose Quintana. Harrelson claimed Wegner "knew nothing about the game of baseball". Those comments drew much ire from Major League Baseball, and Harrelson apologized for those comments.
Wegner worked his first career no-hitter on July 13, 2013, calling balls and strikes for Tim Lincecum's 148-pitch performance against the San Diego Padres. Replays indicate Wegner called Lincecum to the tune of 97.9% accuracy, missing just two pitches.[6]
On November 1, 2017, Wegner was behind home plate for Game 7 of the World Series, which was won by the Houston Astros by a score of 5–1 over the host Los Angeles Dodgers. Prior to the start of the 2018 season, Wegner was promoted to crew chief.[7]
Personal life
A Catholic known for his charity work,[8] Wegner has been involved in church activities and the "BLUE for kids" outreach of UMPS CARE, the MLB Umpires' charity.[9]
^Wiering, Maria. "A hero behind home plate: MLB umpire feeds hungry at Our Daily Bread," The Catholic Review (Archdiocese of Baltimore), September 7, 2012.
^"UMPS CARE Charities Featured on MASN Broadcast". closecallsports.com. September 12, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
External links
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January 29, 2023
mark, wegner, mark, patrick, wegner, born, march, 1972, american, major, league, baseball, umpire, worked, national, league, from, 1998, 1999, throughout, both, major, leagues, since, 2000, promoted, crew, chief, 2018, season, when, dale, scott, retired, after. Mark Patrick Wegner born March 4 1972 is an American Major League Baseball umpire He worked in the National League from 1998 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000 He was promoted to Crew Chief for the 2018 MLB season when Dale Scott retired after the 2017 MLB season 1 Mark WegnerWegner in 2012Born 1972 03 04 March 4 1972 age 50 Saint Paul MinnesotaMLB debutMay 20 1998Crew InformationUmpiring crew10Crew membersMark Wegner crew chief Alan PorterQuinn WolcottJeremie RehakCareer highlights and awardsSpecial Assignments All Star Games 2008 2019 Wild Card Games 2014 2018 2020 Division Series 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2012 2013 2017 2019 2020 League Championship Series 2007 2014 2015 2016 2018 World Series 2013 2017 World Baseball Classic 2009 2013 2017 Contents 1 Umpiring career 1 1 Controversy 1 2 Notable games 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksUmpiring career EditWegner has umpired in ten Division Series 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2012 2013 2017 2019 2020 five League Championship Series 2007 2014 2015 2016 2018 and two World Baseball Classics 2009 2013 He also officiated in the 2008 All Star Game the 2014 and 2018 National League Wild Card Games and the 2013 World Series and recently the 2017 World Series Wegner wears uniform number 14 and previously wore uniform number 47 For the 2018 regular season he was found to be a Top 10 performing home plate umpire in terms of accuracy in calling balls and strikes His error rate was 7 28 percent This was based on a study conducted at Boston University where 372 442 pitches were culled and analyzed 2 Controversy Edit On June 2 2007 Wegner was involved in a heated argument with Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella After Wegner ruled that Angel Pagan was out at third on an attempted steal Piniella who later acknowledged the call was correct stormed out of the dugout threw his hat down and started kicking dirt on Wegner Piniella would be ejected and given a four game suspension and he later apologized to Wegner 3 Notable games Edit On June 28 2007 Wegner was behind the plate when Toronto Blue Jay Frank Thomas hit his 500th career home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher Carlos Silva Later in the game Thomas was ejected by Wegner for arguing balls and strikes Toronto manager John Gibbons was thrown out of the game as well 4 Wegner umpired at third base on the game where Randy Johnson won his 300th career game on June 4 2009 5 On May 30 2012 Wegner was the target of Chicago White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson for ejecting pitcher Jose Quintana Harrelson claimed Wegner knew nothing about the game of baseball Those comments drew much ire from Major League Baseball and Harrelson apologized for those comments Wegner worked his first career no hitter on July 13 2013 calling balls and strikes for Tim Lincecum s 148 pitch performance against the San Diego Padres Replays indicate Wegner called Lincecum to the tune of 97 9 accuracy missing just two pitches 6 On November 1 2017 Wegner was behind home plate for Game 7 of the World Series which was won by the Houston Astros by a score of 5 1 over the host Los Angeles Dodgers Prior to the start of the 2018 season Wegner was promoted to crew chief 7 Personal life EditA Catholic known for his charity work 8 Wegner has been involved in church activities and the BLUE for kids outreach of UMPS CARE the MLB Umpires charity 9 See also Edit Biography portal Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball umpiresReferences Edit Mark Wegner Promoted to Crew Chief for 2018 MLB Umpires Missed 34 294 Ball Strike Calls in 2018 Bring on Robo umps BU Today Retrieved June 29 2019 Piniella suspended four games by Major League Baseball ESPN com 3 June 2007 Retrieved November 8 2012 Momentum of Thomas 500th homer erased as Twins rally ESPN com Retrieved October 26 2012 San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals Box Score June 4 2009 Baseball Reference com Retrieved 11 August 2017 Freak No Hitter Lincecum Dices Padres for 2013 No No 2 Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League July 14 2013 http www espn com mlb boxscore gameId 371101119 Wiering Maria A hero behind home plate MLB umpire feeds hungry at Our Daily Bread The Catholic Review Archdiocese of Baltimore September 7 2012 UMPS CARE Charities Featured on MASN Broadcast closecallsports com September 12 2017 Retrieved August 14 2018 External links EditMajor league profile Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Wegner amp oldid 1116977028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
