Chris Guccione (umpire)
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| Guccione in 2012 | ||
| Born: June 24, 1974 Salida, Colorado | ||
| MLB debut | ||
| 2000 | ||
| Umpiring crew | ||
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| Crew members | ||
| Tom Hallion (crew chief) | ||
| Ron Kulpa | ||
| Phil Cuzzi | ||
| Chris Guccione | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
Special Assignments
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Christopher Gene Guccione (born June 24, 1974) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears number 68.
Umpiring career
Guccione has umpired in both the American League and National League since 2000, although he was not officially promoted to the full-time Major League staff until before the 2009 season.[1][2] Guccione has 14 total years of professional umpiring experience, having worked in the Pioneer, Midwest, California, Texas and Pacific Coast leagues before reaching the MLB. Guccione gained his first playoff experience in 2010, umpiring the 2010 American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins and in all has worked three Division Series (2010, 2011, 2013) and the League Championship Series in 2012.[1][3]
Notable games
He was chosen as the right field umpire for the 2011 All-Star Game.[4]
Guccione was chosen as one of the umpires for the one-game Wild Card playoff between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers on October 5, 2012, advancing to the 2012 NLCS 10 days later.[5]
Guccione was the first base umpire for Henderson Alvarez's no hitter on September 29, 2013.[6]
Personal
Guccione lives in Colorado with his wife, Amy.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chris Guccione". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chris Guccione - 68". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ "Veteran umpires assigned to Division Series". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ "Boxscore: AL All-Stars vs. NL All-Stars - July 12, 2011". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ↑ Umpires for Wild Card Games, Division Series announced Darling, Kellogg Will Serve As Crew Chiefs for Wild Card Games; Davis, DeMuth, Gorman and West Assigned to Lead Division Series Crews. MLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ ESPN.com Retrieved 29 September 2013