Mike Vanvleet

Michael Edward Vanvleet is an American former baseball umpire. Vanvleet umpired in Major League Baseball between 2000 and 2002.

Mike Vanvleet
Born (1970-09-23) September 23, 1970
Battle Creek, Michigan
OccupationUmpire
Years active2000-2002
EmployerMajor League Baseball

Minor league umpiring

Vanvleet worked in the Midwest League in 1995 and 1996.[1][2] While working in the International League in 2001, Vanvleet discovered the corked bat of Jose Guillen while the major leaguer was playing in a rehabilitation assignment with the Durham Bulls.[3]

Major league career

Vanvleet umpired a full MLB season in 2000, then appeared sporadically for the next two seasons. He umpired his last major league game on August 25, 2002.[4] Vanvleet was the plate umpire for Mark McGwire's 548th career home run, which tied McGwire for seventh on the all-time career home run list.[5]

Personal life

Vanvleet married Rosana Reboucas in 2010.[6] He works in a human resources role for Stryker Corporation, a medical device company.[7]

See also

References
  1. Dinda, Joel. "1995 Midwest League Teams - MWLguide.com". Mwlguide.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. Dinda, Joel. "1996 Midwest League Teams - MWLguide.com". Mwlguide.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. "Guillen Suspended for Using Corked Bat". Lawrence Journal-World. June 15, 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  4. "Retrosheet: Mike Vanvleet". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. "548 and Counting". Lawrence Journal-World. June 23, 2000. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  6. "Vital statistics: Kalamazoo area births and deaths for July 20, 2010". Mlive.com. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  7. "Targeting, Sales and Marketing Intelligence Software Solutions". InsideView.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2018.


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