Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales to make World Series umpiring debuts, part of crew headed by James Hoye

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 22). Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales to make World Series umpiring debuts, part of crew headed by James Hoye. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/nic-lentz-and-gabe-morales-to-make-world-series-umpiring-debuts-part-of-crew-headed-by-james-hoye/article_212a76c4-76c0-5877-b83c-17f4e15383ac.html

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Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales are set to make their World Series umpiring debuts as part of a crew led by James Hoye for the upcoming series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays, starting Friday night. The article highlights details about each umpire's experience and performance in previous seasons, including Lentz’s low overturn rate with the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system and Gibson’s role in officiating one of only two no-hitters in World Series history.
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Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales will make their World Series umpiring debuts as part of a crew headed by James Hoye for the upcoming series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays, starting Friday night. Dan Bellino, Vic Carapazza, Tripp Gibson, and Jim Wolf are also part of this crew. This marks Hoye's and Wolf's third World Series, while it is their second for Bellino, Carapazza, and Gibson. Lentz, at 36 years old, will be the youngest Series ump since Pat Hoberg in 2022. In Game 1, Morales will handle the plate with Lentz at first base, Hoye at second, Carapazza at third, Bellino in left field, and Gibson in right. For Game 2, Wolf takes over the plate duties, followed by Lentz, Hoye, Carapazza, Bellino, and Gibson rotating positions. Bellino will be the crew chief for Game 3 with Hoye as reserve.

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Bellino PERSON · 8× Hoye PERSON · 8× Carapazza PERSON · 7× Gibson PERSON · 7× Wolf PERSON · 6× Lentz PERSON · 5× Morales PERSON · 4× Houston GPE · 2× MILWAUKEE GPE · 1× Nic Lentz PERSON · 1×

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The 45-year-old Gibson was behind the plate for Game 4 in 2022, only the second no-hitter in World Series history when Houston’s Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly combined to pitch in a 5-0 victory.
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🔮 Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales will make their World Series umpiring debuts, part of a crew headed by James Hoye for the matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays that starts Friday night.
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Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales to make World Series umpiring debuts, part of crew headed by James Hoye · assertive framing

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Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales will make their World Series umpiring debuts, part of a crew headed by James Hoye for the matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays that starts Friday night. asserted
that → make → Brewers
Dan Bellino, Vic Carapazza, Tripp Gibson and Jim Wolf also will work the Series, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. asserted
Baseball → work → Series
Lentz made his big league debut in 2016 and at 36 will be the youngest Series ump since Pat Hoberg in 2022. asserted
Lentz → make → 2022
Wolf will work the plate in Game 2 and be followed by Lentz, Hoye, Carapazza, Bellino and Gibson. asserted
Wolf → work → Lentz
Lentz had a 48.3% overturn rate in the first season of the ABS ball/strike system of robot umpires, ninth-best among 76 umpires with 100 or more challenges, according to taptochallenge.com. uncertain
Lentz → have → taptochallenge.com
Gibson, Hoye, Lentz and Morales had perfect ABS records in the Division Series, each upheld on two challenges. asserted
each → have → challenges
Teams won 2 of 4 against Bellino and 2 of 5 against Carapazza. asserted
Teams → win → Carapazza
Wolf did not have a plate game in the Division Series. asserted
Wolf → have → Series
Hoye, 55, also worked the Series in 2019 and 2022, including the plate for Game 4 of the 2019 matchup of Washington and Houston and the 2022 opener between Philadelphia and the Astros. asserted
Hoye → work → Philadelphia
The 45-year-old Gibson was behind the plate for Game 4 in 2022, only the second no-hitter in World Series history when Houston’s Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly combined to pitch in a 5-0 victory. asserted
Javier → combine → victory
Wolf, 57, also worked the Series in 2015 and 2019. asserted
Wolf → work → 2015
The 48-year-old Bellino worked the Series in 2021 and the 47-year-old Carapazza in 2023. Wolf made his major league debut in 1999, Hoye in 2003 and Gibson in 2013. asserted
Wolf → work → 2013
Bellino (48) debuted in 2008, Carapazza (47) in 2010 and Morales (42) in 2014 asserted
Bellino → debut → 2014
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