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Major League Baseball has announced the crew chiefs for this week's Wild Card Series: Jordan Baker, Bill Miller, Alan Porter, and Mark Wegner. Each of these experienced umpires will oversee their respective series from third base throughout the best-of-three matchups. New to postseason duty are umpires Paul Clemons, Emil Jiménez, Alex MacKay, Charlie Ramos, and Clint Vondrak. The article provides specific details on each crew's assignments for the playoffs, including which new umpires will join more experienced ones at various positions during the games.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
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Story summary
Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on Monday that Jordan Baker, Bill Miller, Alan Porter, and Mark Wegner will serve as umpire crew chiefs for this week’s Wild Card Series. All four will start at third base during the opening games of their respective series and then move clockwise around the bases, meaning they could end up behind the plate if a series goes to three games. For example, in the Red Sox-Yankees matchup in New York, Mark Wegner is assigned as crew chief for the first game on Tuesday, with other umpires including Nate Tomlinson behind the plate and Scott Barry at first base. This rotation system ensures consistency across the series while providing varied experiences for the umpires involved.
Written for “MLB Umpire Crews Announced” on 2026-10-04,
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All crew chiefs will be at third base for the openers and will not work behind the plate during the best-of-three round, Major League Baseball said Monday.
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Baseball → work → round
Miller will be working his eighth wild-card round, and Baker, Porter and Wegner will work their sixth.
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Baker → work → sixth
Paul Clemons, Emil Jiménez, Alex MacKay, Charlie Ramos and Clint Vondrak will umpire postseason games for the first time.
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Clemons → umpire → time
Wegner will work the Red Sox-Yankees series in New York, joined for Tuesday’s opener by Nate Tomlinson behind the plate, Scott Barry at first, John Libka at second, John Tumpane in left and Jiménez in right.
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Wegner → work → right
Umpires rotate from right field to left and then clockwise around the bases starting at third, meaning an umpire who is at second for the opener will be behind the plate for a potential third game of the best-of-three Wild Card Series.
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who → rotate → Series
Porter will work the Chicago White Sox-Houston Astros series, joined in Game 1 by MacKay behind the plate, Alex Tosi at first, Ryan Additon at second, Edwin Moscoso in left and Clemons in right.
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Porter → work → right
He will be joined in the opener by Ramon DeJesus behind the plate, Erich Bacchus at first, Chad Fairchild at second, Rob Drake in left and Vondrak in right.
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He → join → right
Baker’s crew will work the Atlanta Braves’ series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, with Dan Merzel behind the plate, Adam Beck at first, Mark Ripperger at second, Nestor Ceja in left and Ramos in right.
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crew → work → right
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