ABL Ejection - Jordan Taylor (Nathan Wright)

Australian Baseball 3B Umpire Jordan Taylor ejected Sydney Blue Sox Coach Nathan Wright for arguing an out (catch/transfer, reversed from safe/no catch) call in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Aces-Blue Sox game. With one out and one on, Blue Sox batter Joshua Dean hit a 2-1 fastball from Aces pitcher Sam Street on a fly ball to left fielder Josh Davies, who attempted to catch the ball. Replays indicate Davies appeared to catch the baseball and subsequently drop the ball while attempting to transfer it to his throwing hand from his glove, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Aces were leading, 6-3. The Aces ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

Wrap: Melbourne Aces vs. Sydney Blue Sox (Australian Baseball League), 1/23/16
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2016 MLB Umpire Crews (Pre-Season Edition)

Announcing MLB's 2016 Umpire Crew roster: 19 Crews & 75 Umpires, which is a change of -1 umpire from the 2015 iteration. Visit the UEFL's Umpire Roster and Profiles page for a sortable list of all MLB and MiLB call-up umpires (MLB umpires may be sorted by 2016 Crew). This is an unofficial early release of the 2016 MLB Umpire Crews and is subject to change prior to or during the regular season due to vacation, injury, or other events. Procedures for registering for the 2016 UEFL season will be released in early February: Stay tuned!

2016 MLB Umpire Crews (By Umpiring Crew Chief Seniority)

UEFL	Crew Chief	Umpire 2	Umpire 3	Umpire 4
Crew 1	12 Davis, Gerry	34 Holbrook, Sam	30 Drake, Rob	[Call-Up Umpire]
Crew 2	32 DeMuth, Dana	53 Gibson, Greg	15 Hickox, Ed	83 Estabrook, Mike
Crew 3	17 Hirschbeck, John	52 Welke, Bill	19 Carapazza, Vic	70 Reyburn, D.J.
Crew 4	5 Scott, Dale	58 Iassogna, Dan	61 Davidson, Bob	94 Barrett, Lance
Crew 5	22 West, Joe	44 Danley, Kerwin	49 Fletcher, Andy	90 Ripperger, Mark
Crew 6	38 Cederstrom, Gary	56 Cooper, Eric	28 Wolf, Jim	80 Johnson, Adrian
Crew 7	24 Layne, Jerry	21 Wendelstedt, Hunter	87 Barry, Scott	73 Gibson, Tripp
Crew 8	9 Gorman, Brian	6 Carlson, Mark	16 DiMuro, Mike	81 Wolcott, Quinn
Crew 9	8 Kellogg, Jeff	7 O'Nora, Brian	64 Porter, Alan	[Call-Up Umpire]
Crew 10	20 Hallion, Tom	10 Cuzzi, Phil	1 Dreckman, Bruce	2 Bellino, Dan
Crew 11	33 Winters, Mike	14 Wegner, Mark	60 Foster, Marty	76 Muchlinski, Mike
Crew 12	66 Joyce, Jim	51 Hudson, Marvin	92 Hoye, James	4 Fairchild, Chad
Crew 13	25 Culbreth, Fieldin	77 Reynolds, Jim	54 Bucknor, CB	79 Gonzalez, Manny
Crew 14	65 Barrett, Ted	55 Hernandez, Angel	23 Barksdale, Lance	93 Litle, Will
Crew 15	45 Nelson, Jeff	63 Diaz, Laz	88 Eddings, Doug	89 Blaser, Cory
Crew 16	26 Miller, Bill	11 Randazzo, Tony	91 Knight, Brian	13 Tichenor, Todd
Crew 17	41 Meals, Jerry	46 Kulpa, Ron	39 Nauert, Paul	98 Conroy, Chris
Crew 18	27 Vanover, Larry	72 Marquez, Alfonso	68 Guccione, Chris	86 Rackley, David
Crew 19	57 Everitt, Mike*	50 Emmel, Paul	95 Timmons, Tim	71 Baker, Jordan
Unassigned	3 Welke, Tim	Obtained by	Close Call Sports	/ UEFL

Some Notes and Observations:
≫ Paul Schrieber is not listed on the MLB Umpire Crew list/staff. He did not work the 2015 postseason, but did officiate the 2015 All-Star Game as the second base umpire.
≫ Tim Welke has not been assigned to a crew, but remains a Crew Chief.
≫ Mike Everitt leads Crew 19 as an interim/acting crew chief (Everitt was on Welke's crew in 2015).
≫ Because of this movement, there are 75 Umpires listed on the Crew list and two Umpire 4 slots available for Call-Up Umpires from AAA baseball. There were 76 umpires and no permanent fill-ins in 2015.

Statistical Promotions or Leftward Lateral Movement:
≫ From Umpire 2 To Interim or Acting Crew Chief: Mike Everitt.
≫ From Umpire 3 to Umpire 2 (Backup Crew Chief): Sam Holbrook, Marvin Hudson, Tony Randazzo.
≫ From Umpire 4 to Umpire 3: Vic Carapazza, James Hoye.

Statistical Rightward Lateral Movement:
≫ From Umpire 2 to Umpire 3: Doug Eddings, Paul Nauert.