Marty Foster

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Marty Foster

Foster in 2012
Born (1963-11-25) November 25, 1963
Denver, Colorado
Occupation MLB umpire
Height 5' 11"
Weight 210 lb.

Martin Robert Foster (born November 25, 1963) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. After first working in the American League in 1996, he joined the league staff in 1999 and has worked throughout both major leagues since 2000.[1] Foster has umpired in one All-Star Game and two League Division Series.

Umpiring career

Before reaching the major leagues, Foster umpired in the Appalachian League, Midwest League, Southern League, International League, Pacific Coast League, and American As­so­ci­a­tion.[2]

His first post-season assignment was the 2006 National League Division Series.[1] He also umpired the 2008 American League Division Series and the 2002 All-Star Game.[2]

Notable games

Foster was the home plate umpire for 300th career win of Tom Glavine, on August 5, 2007 at Wrigley Field.[3] He was the second base umpire for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Garza's no hitter against the Detroit Tigers on July 26, 2010.[4]

In a 2001 spring training game, Foster was the plate umpire during Major League Baseball's first use of video monitoring of umpire strike zones. The video monitoring was part of an effort by baseball officials to enforce the rule book definition of the strike zone.[5]

While serving as the plate umpire during an April 8, 2013 game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers, Foster made a controversial strike three call on Ben Zobrist that ended the game and gave Joe Nathan his 300th career save.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marty Foster". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. Retrieved 7 June 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Marty Foster – 60". Mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 7 June 2012. 
  3. ↑ "New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - August 05, 2007 - ESPN". Espn.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012. 
  4. ↑ Garza throws first no-hitter in Rays' history ESPN.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012
  5. ↑ "Pirates strike for six in win". The Argus-Press. March 2, 2001. Retrieved August 19, 2012. 
  6. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/rangers/2013/04/09/joe-nathan-texas-rangers-blown-call-strike-three-ben-zobrist-marty-foster-gif/2065979/

External links


Current Major League Baseball umpires
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