Christopher Gene Guccione (born June 24, 1974) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears number 68.
| Chris Guccione | |
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 Guccione in 2012 | |
| Born: June 24, 1974 Salida, Colorado, U.S. | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 25, 2000 | |
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| Umpiring crew | S (19) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Special Assignments
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Umpiring career
editBegan his umpiring career by attending the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring in 1995. 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 22 total years of professional umpiring experience, having worked in the Pioneer, Midwest, California, Texas and Pacific Coast leagues before reaching MLB. He also officiated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He was promoted to crew chief in 2024.[3]
Guccione gained his first playoff experience in 2010, umpiring the 2010 American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. He has worked a total of seven Division Series (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020), five League Championship Series (2012,[1][4] 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) and two World Series (2016, 2020). According to an analysis done by the website FiveThirtyEight, he was the most accurate umpire in the major leagues in 2014 Major League Baseball season based on the number of unsuccessful manager challenges; 14 of his 15 calls that were challenged were upheld on video review.[5]
Notable games
editGuccione was chosen as the right field umpire for the 2011 All-Star Game.[6] He was also chosen as one of the umpires for the one-game American League Wild Card Game playoff between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers on October 5, 2012, and again for the National League Championship Series held later that month.[7]
Guccione was the home plate umpire when 3,000-hit-club-member Miguel Cabrera got his first Major League hit, an 11th-inning walk-off homer for the Florida Marlins against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on June 20, 2003.[8]
Guccione was the first base umpire for Henderson Alvarez's no hitter on September 29, 2013.[9]
Guccione worked his first World Series in 2016 and was the home plate umpire in Game 2.
During the 2018 Little League World Series, Guccione umpired two innings of an August 19 game between teams from Hawaii and Michigan.[10]
Guccione was the third base umpire when Domingo German threw a perfect game on June 28, 2023, at Oakland Coliseum.
Personal life
editGuccione lives in the USA. He is of Italian descent.[11]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Chris Guccione". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Chris Guccione - 68". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ Lindsay. "Clint Vondrak and Ryan Wills Hired to Umpire Staff, Guccione Promoted to Crew Chief; Pawol on List of 24 Spring Invitees". Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Veteran umpires assigned to Division Series". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Has Expanded Replay Worked Well In Baseball? Here's Our Call". FiveThirtyEight. September 12, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2015. Guccione was home plate umpire for Game 2 of the World Series Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Indians.
- ^ "Boxscore: AL All-Stars vs. NL All-Stars - July 12, 2011". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Florida Marlins Box Score, June 20, 2003". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Tigers vs. Marlins - Box Score". ESPN. September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Gerry Davis Sports (August 19, 2018). "Visting [sic] the umpire room at the Little League World Series". Retrieved August 21, 2018 – via Facebook.
- ^ Vaccaro, Chris (July 13, 2021). "Italian Americans Make 2021 MLB All-Star Roster as Players, Coaches, Officials - Italian American Baseball Foundation".