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Umpires
There are three umpires for every Major League Baseball game. They are in charge of making sure the game is fair and that the players are following the rules. The umpires for tonight’s Yankees game are:
Home Plate Umpire
The home plate umpire is positioned behind the catcher, in foul territory. The home plate umpire is responsible for making all judgments on balls and strikes, as well as any plays involving the batter or catcher.
The home plate umpire also has some judgment calls to make on checked swings, batted balls hit into foul territory, and determining whether a pitch has hit the batter. In addition, the home plate umpire is responsible for calling timeouts and keeping track of substitutions.
First Base Umpire
The first base umpire is responsible for making all calls at first base. This includes plays where the ball is batted, as well as plays involving the runner on first base. The first base umpire also has some responsibility for calling balls and strikes, as well as checking the batter’s swing on close calls.
Second Base Umpire
The second base umpire is responsible for making calls on batted balls in the area near second base, as well as any stolen base or caught stealing attempts. The second base umpire also makes the call on whether a runner is safe or out when he is trying to advance on a ground ball hit to the outfield.
Third Base Umpire
The umpires for tonight’s Yankees game are:
Home plate umpire – Paul Emmel
First base umpire – C.B. Bucknor
Second base umpire – Angel Hernandez
Third base umpire – John Tumpane
Yankees
The umpires for tonight’s Yankees game are John Hirschbeck, first base; Jim Joyce, second base; Bill Miller, third base; and Angel Hernandez, home plate.
Rotation
The umpires for tonight’s Yankees game will be in the rotation. The rotation is when the plate umpire and the base umpires switch positions every half-inning. The reason for this is to give each umpire a different vantage point for each play.
Lineup
The Yankees have released their lineup for tonight’s game against the Blue Jays.
1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
4. Gary Sanchez, C
5. Luke Voit, 1B
6. Gleyber Torres, 2B
7. Didi Gregorius, SS
8. Mitch Moreland, 3B
9. Clint Frazier, CF
Red Sox
The Red Sox have the home-field advantage in tonight’s game against the Yankees. That means the umpires will be wearing red while they’re working. The umpires for tonight’s game are:
Rotation
MLB uses a rotating system to assign umpires to games. The process is as follows:
-The Head of Umpiring creates a master list of all umpires, ranked from 1-18
-The Head of Umpiring creates a rotation schedule for the next three weeks, based on the master list
-The game assignments are then sent out to the umpires two weeks in advance.
For example, if today is May 1st, the Head of Umpiring would create a rotation schedule for the games taking place from May 15th-31st. This schedule would be sent out to the umpires on May 1st, and they would know which games they are assigned to two weeks in advance.
Lineup
The Red Sox are set to take on the Yankees tonight, and here is their lineup:
1. Mookie Betts – RF
2. Andrew Benintendi – LF
3. Xander Bogaerts – SS
4. Rafael Devers – 3B
5. Eduardo Núñez – DH
6. Steve Pearce – 1B
7. Ian Kinsler – 2B
8. Jackie Bradley Jr. – CF
9. Christian Vázquez – C
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