Monday, February 25, 2013

MLB Confirms UEFL Report of 2013 Umpire Shuffle

MLB has confirmed the content of the UEFL's report regarding umpire roster changes for the 2013 season. As reported in January, first as a rumor on 1/10 (Unconfirmed: MLB Hires Carapazza, Porter, Gonzalez) and then as a confirmed story on 1/24 (Confirmed: 3 MLB Umps Hired, 3 Retired, 3 New Crew Chiefs), MLB made the following changes to its full-time umpiring staff. Today's formal press release makes it official:

Hired: Vic Carapazza, Manny Gonzalez, Alan Porter.
Promoted to Crew Chief: Ted Barrett, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Joyce
Retired: Derryl Cousins, Ed Rapuano, Tim Tschida.

For more information about each hire, promotion and retirement, visit the January 24 piece.

News: Umpiring staff changes for 2013 announced (MLB)