Todd Frederick Tichenor (born December 15, 1976) is an American professional baseball umpire. He became a Major League Baseball reserve umpire in 2007 and was promoted to the full-time MLB staff in 2012. He wore number 97 until the 2014 season, when he switched to number 13 (formerly worn by Derryl Cousins).
Tichenor has worked in both the American League and National League since 2007.[1] Tichenor began the 2008 season as a minor league call-up umpire, working spring training and getting called up to the majors.[2] Tichenor worked 58 major league games in that year.[1]
In January 2012, Tichenor was hired full-time by MLB to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Bill Hohn.[3]
Notable games
In 2008, Tichenor ejected San Diego manager Bud Black and bench coach Craig Colbert following an argument over the intent of a substitution. Black said that he intended to signal a double switch; Edgar Gonzalez would play second after pinch hitting for the pitcher, as Brian Giles had pinch hit for the second baseman. Tichenor interpreted the switches as straight substitutions. This left San Diego without a regular second baseman to finish the game, so outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. had to be brought in to finish the game at second. Crew chief Gerry Davis later said that Black gave Tichenor the wrong signal to indicate the double switch.[4]
In 2009, Tichenor was involved in a minor controversy when he ejected four people from the same game during a matchup between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox. When Twins catcher Mike Redmond argued a close play at the plate, he was thrown out, as was Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. In the bottom half of the inning, Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was tossed after arguing with Tichenor about balls and strikes. Red Sox manager Terry Francona was ejected shortly after Varitek for arguing the same case.[5][6]
Tichenor was raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, but moved to Holcomb, Kansas in 1980.[10] After the death of his father a year later, Tichenor and his family moved to Garden City, where he graduated high school in 1995.[10]
^"Hired: Todd Tichenor". Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. 2012-01-27.
^Jenkins, Chris (August 7, 2008). "Miscommunication gets Black ejected, puts Hairston at second". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
^David Brown (2009-05-29). "Morning Juice: Outta here! Tichenor hits an umpire's grand slam". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
^Braden's perfect game 19th ever and second straight against Rays ESPN.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012
^"2017 No-Hitter 1, Bill Miller (1; Edinson Volquez)".
^"Cubs vs. Brewers | 09/13/20". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
^ abLutz, Bob. "Bob Lutz: Garden City umpire gets the call to make the calls". Kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
External links
Retrosheet
January 29, 2023
todd, tichenor, todd, frederick, tichenor, born, december, 1976, american, professional, baseball, umpire, became, major, league, baseball, reserve, umpire, 2007, promoted, full, time, staff, 2012, wore, number, until, 2014, season, when, switched, number, for. Todd Frederick Tichenor born December 15 1976 is an American professional baseball umpire He became a Major League Baseball reserve umpire in 2007 and was promoted to the full time MLB staff in 2012 He wore number 97 until the 2014 season when he switched to number 13 formerly worn by Derryl Cousins Todd TichenorTichenor in 2014Born 1976 12 15 December 15 1976 age 46 Lincoln NebraskaMLB debutJune 8 2007Crew InformationUmpiring crew11Crew membersJim Reynolds crew chief Todd TichenorMike MuchlinskiJohn LibkaCareer highlights and awardsSpecial Assignments All Star Games 2014 Wild Card Games Series 2014 2020 2022 Division Series 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 League Championship Series 2017 2021 2022 World Series 2020 World Baseball Classic 2017 Contents 1 Umpiring career 1 1 Notable games 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksUmpiring career EditTichenor has worked in both the American League and National League since 2007 1 Tichenor began the 2008 season as a minor league call up umpire working spring training and getting called up to the majors 2 Tichenor worked 58 major league games in that year 1 In January 2012 Tichenor was hired full time by MLB to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Bill Hohn 3 Notable games Edit In 2008 Tichenor ejected San Diego manager Bud Black and bench coach Craig Colbert following an argument over the intent of a substitution Black said that he intended to signal a double switch Edgar Gonzalez would play second after pinch hitting for the pitcher as Brian Giles had pinch hit for the second baseman Tichenor interpreted the switches as straight substitutions This left San Diego without a regular second baseman to finish the game so outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr had to be brought in to finish the game at second Crew chief Gerry Davis later said that Black gave Tichenor the wrong signal to indicate the double switch 4 In 2009 Tichenor was involved in a minor controversy when he ejected four people from the same game during a matchup between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox When Twins catcher Mike Redmond argued a close play at the plate he was thrown out as was Twins manager Ron Gardenhire In the bottom half of the inning Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was tossed after arguing with Tichenor about balls and strikes Red Sox manager Terry Francona was ejected shortly after Varitek for arguing the same case 5 6 Tichenor at Sun Life Stadium 2011 Tichenor was the third base umpire when Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden threw the 19th perfect game in MLB history on May 9 2010 7 Tichenor was the left field umpire in the 2014 Major League Baseball All Star Game and the right field umpire in the 2014 American League Wild Card Game Tichenor was the second base umpire for Miami Marlins pitcher Edinson Volquez s no hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 3 2017 8 Tichenor was the third base umpire for Chicago Cubs pitcher Alec Mills no hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 13 2020 9 Personal life EditTichenor was raised in Lincoln Nebraska but moved to Holcomb Kansas in 1980 10 After the death of his father a year later Tichenor and his family moved to Garden City where he graduated high school in 1995 10 See also Edit Biography portal Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball umpiresReferences Edit a b Todd Tichenor Retrosheet org Retrosheet Retrieved 2011 08 27 Umpires Roster AAA MLB com Major League Baseball Retrieved 2011 08 27 Hired Todd Tichenor Umpire Ejection Fantasy League 2012 01 27 Jenkins Chris August 7 2008 Miscommunication gets Black ejected puts Hairston at second The San Diego Union Tribune Retrieved July 28 2012 Tyler Mason 2009 05 29 Sox Twins skippers catchers tossed MLB com Major League Baseball Retrieved 2011 08 27 permanent dead link David Brown 2009 05 29 Morning Juice Outta here Tichenor hits an umpire s grand slam sports yahoo com Yahoo Sports Retrieved 2011 08 27 Braden s perfect game 19th ever and second straight against Rays ESPN com Retrieved 24 July 2012 2017 No Hitter 1 Bill Miller 1 Edinson Volquez Cubs vs Brewers 09 13 20 MLB com Retrieved 2020 09 13 a b Lutz Bob Bob Lutz Garden City umpire gets the call to make the calls Kansas com The Wichita Eagle Retrieved 27 January 2012 External links EditRetrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Todd Tichenor amp oldid 1116892616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
