MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE TIME: 20 Years
CAREER: Joined the Major League staff in 1993...has umpired the All-Star Game (1997, 2000), the Division Series (1998, 99, 03-04, 06, 12), the League Championship Series (2000, 01, 05, 10) and the 2006 World Series...was one of the Major League Umpires who worked the 2013 World Baseball Classic Championship Round in San Francisco...previously worked in the International League, Triple-A Alliance, Dominican Republic League, Southern League, Carolina League, South Atlantic League and New York-Penn League...proudest moment as a Major League umpire was returning to the field after having open heart surgery in 1999.
PERSONAL: Joined the Major League staff in 1993...has umpired the All-Star Game (1997, 2000), the Division Series (1998, 99, 03-04, 06, 12), the League Championship Series (2000, 01, 05, 10) and the 2006 World Series...was one of the Major League Umpires who worked the 2013 World Baseball Classic Championship Round in San Francisco...previously worked in the International League, Triple-A Alliance, Dominican Republic League, Southern League, Carolina League, South Atlantic League and New York-Penn League...proudest moment as a Major League umpire was returning to the field after having open heart surgery in 1999.