MLB Officially Hires John Tumpane to Full-Time Staff

MLB officially hired Umpire John Tumpane to the full-time Major League staff, effective July 1.

MLB Umpire John Tumpane, MLB

John Francis Tumpane: Having officiated 431 big league games from the 2010-2015 seasons as a MiLB call-up umpire, Tumpane (#74) joins the Majors at the age of 33. The Evergreen Park, Illinois native has ejected 12 players and managers since his August 2010 debut, including two in 2016. He called his first no-hitter on August 21, 2015 (Mike Fiers) at a 97.1% accuracy clip. Tumpane's Minor League journey included stops at the Gulf Coast, New York-Penn, South Atlantic, Florida State, Eastern, International, and Pacific Leagues. Tumpane was the 2015 UEFL Fill-In Umpire of the Year award winner, which now begins a trend of UEFL voters picking the next MLB umpire. 2015 hiree Tripp Gibson won the same award in 2014. Tumpane will continue his service on Jeff Kellogg's crew for the remainder of 2016.
> Most Recent MLB Ejection: May 20, 2016 (LAA P Hector Santiago; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Tumpane had the most experience of all call-up umpires coming into the season (431 games), and had officiated the most games of all active fill-ins in the 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014 seasons. The Top 10 list of AAA umpires with the most MLB experience, coming into 2016, now appears as follows:
1) Clint Fagan - 340 Games (5 in 2011, 16 in 2012, 69 in 2013, 119 in 2014, 131 in 2015).
2) Adam Hamari - 329 Games (48 in 2013, 127 in 2014, 154 in 2015).
3) Gabe Morales - 258 Games (123 in 2014, 135 in 2015).
4) Toby Basner - 235 Games (19 in 2012, 17 in 2013, 106 in 2014, 93 in 2015).
5) Chris Segal - 227 Games (111 in 2014, 116 in 2015).
6) Pat Hoberg - 215 Games (123 in 2014, 92 in 2015).
7) Tom Woodring - 156 Games (102 in 2014, 54 in 2015).
8) Sean Barber - 150 Games (92 in 2014, 58 in 2015).
9) Ben May - 118 Games (30 in 2014, 88 in 2015).
10) Ryan Blakney - 88 Games (88 in 2015).