UEFL Profile of MLB Umpire Jordan Baker

Umpire Jordan Baker

Presenting the UEFL Profile of MLB Umpire Jordan Baker.
Name: Jordan Christopher Baker
Pronunciation Guide: JOR-dun BAY-kur
Date of Birth: December 23, 1981
Place of Birth: Enid, Oklahoma

MiLB Leagues Worked: Arizona, Appalachian, New York-Penn, South Atlantic, International and Pacific Coast Leagues.
MLB Debut: June 22, 2012
Level: MLB
Umpire Uniform Number: 71
Crew Chief: No

2019 Ejections: 3.
Ejection 178 (HOU RF Josh Reddick; QOC = Y).
Ejection 132 (CHC 1B Anthony Rizzo; QOC = Y).
Ejection 118 (MIL C Yasmani Grandal; QOC = Y).

2018 Ejections: 1.
Ejection 001 (ATL M Brian Snitker; QOC = Y).

2017 Ejections: 6.
Ejection 177 (CHC C Willson Contreras; QOC = N).
Ejection 176 (CHC P John Lackey; QOC = N).
Ejection 161 (OAK HC Darren Bush; QOC = Y).
Ejection 075 (DET M Brad Ausmus; QOC = Y).
Ejection 012 (MIN 3B Miguel Sano; QOC = U).
Ejection 011 (DET P Matthew Boyd; QOC = U).

2016 Ejections: 3.
Ejection 181 (PIT 1B Sean Rodriguez; QOC = U).
Ejection 180 (WAS P AJ Cole; QOC = U).
Ejection 165 (DET 2B Ian Kinsler; QOC = U).

2015 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 083 (SD M Bud Black; QOC = N).
Ejection 009 (BAL P Ubaldo Jiminez; QOC = U).

2014 Ejections: 5.
Ejection 089 (COL BC Tom Runnells; QOC = U).
Ejection 088 (COL P Nick Masset; QOC = U).
Ejection 087 (COL M Walt Weiss; QOC = U).
Ejection 086 (ATL P David Carpenter; QOC = U).
Ejection 019 (HOU M Bo Porter; QOC = U).

2013 Ejections: 3 (100%).
Ejection 070 (KC DH Billy Butler; QOC = U).
Ejection 064 (ARI BC Alan Trammell; QOC = U).
Ejection 002 (CLE P Carlos Carrasco; QOC = U).

2012 Ejections: 3.
Ejection 172 (SEA LF Michael Saunders; QOC = N).
Ejection 131 (NYM PH Daniel Murphy; QOC = N).
Ejection 096 (SF SS Brandon Crawford; QOC = U). *First Career Ejection*

Ejection History: 3 (2012), 3 (2013), 5 (2014), 2 (2015), 3 (2016), 6 (2017), 1 (2018), 3 (2019).

UEFL History: Jordan Baker

Postseason and Special Events History
World Baseball Classic: -
All-Star Game: 2019
Wild Card Game: 2017, 2020
Division Series: 2019
Championship Series: -
World Series: -

Notes: Minor League umpire from 2005 through hire prior to the 2014 season (197 MLB games at hire).
» Promoted to MLB staff in 2014 in wake of baseball's expanded instant replay program.
» Baseball's tallest active umpire at 6'7" (Tim McClelland, 6'6").