Mike Muchlinski

Michael William Muchlinski (born February 26, 1977) is a Major League Baseball umpire. He umpired his first Major League game on April 24, 2006 and was officially hired by MLB prior to the 2014 season.[1][2]

Mike Muchlinski
Muchlinski in 2012
Born: (1977-02-26) February 26, 1977
Tacoma, Washington
debut
April 24, 2006
Crew Information
Umpiring crew9
Crew members
Career highlights and awards
Special Assignments

Umpiring career

Muchlinski officiated behind the plate on August 5, 2011, for a benches-clearing brawl between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. He ejected Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino, Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, and Giants pitcher Ramón Ramírez from the game.[3]

Muchlinski was the first base umpire on June 13, 2012 when Giants pitcher Matt Cain threw a perfect game against the Houston Astros.[4]

Muchlinski was the home plate umpire on June 20, 2015 when Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5] Scherzer had a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning and a 2-2 count on José Tábata. Tábata appeared to lean into Scherzer's eighth pitch of the at bat, controversially ruled a hit by pitch by Muchlinski.[6]

See also

References
  1. Mike Muchlinski Retrosheet.org.
  2. Imber, Gil. "Confirmed: MLB Hires 7 New Umpires to Full-Time Staff." Close Call Sports/Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
  3. "Ejections: Mike Muchlinski (4, 5, 6)". Close Call Sports. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. Matt Cain throws perfect game, strikes out 14 as Giants drub Astros ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 June 2012
  5. Boxscore Pittsburgh Pirates v. Washington Nationals ESPN.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015
  6. Corcoran, Cliff. "Blame umpires, not Tabata for Scherzer's lost chance at perfection". Sports Illustrated. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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