Chris Segal
Christopher Robert Segal (born July 13, 1982) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He wears number 96.[1] He made his MLB umpiring debut in 2014.[2]
| Chris Segal | |
|---|---|
 Segal calling a play at home in 2015 | |
| Born: July 13, 1982 Falls Church, Virginia | |
| debut | |
| April 14, 2014 |
Umpiring career
On July 17, 2017, Segal was struck in the head by the bat of Josh Donaldson in a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox. Segal ended up remaining in the game.[3]
Segal was the home plate umpire on July 30, 2017, when Adrián Beltré of the Texas Rangers got his 3,000th career hit against the Baltimore Orioles.
On August 9, 2019, Segal made headlines by ejecting Brett Gardner of the New York Yankees for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout despite Cameron Maybin being the one who was arguing.[4] [5]
On September 13, 2020, Segal was the home plate umpire for a no-hitter thrown by Alec Mills of the Chicago Cubs against the Milwaukee Brewers.[6]
References
- Major League Umpire Roster, MLB.com, Retrieved on August 05, 2017.
- "Chris Segal". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- Home plate umpire Chris Segal hit by Josh Donaldson's bat, Toronto Sun, Retrieved on August 05, 2017.
- Several days later, Chief baseball Officer Hoe Torre backed Segal, stating that Segal was justified in ejecting Gardner during a press conference in the Yankees dugout at Yankee Stadium Yankees' Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner involved in another heated spat with umpire Yahoo! Sports, Retrieved August 09, 2019.
- mlb.com, Retrieved August 09, 2019.
- "Cubs vs. Brewers | 09/13/20". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
