| Mark Wegner | |
|---|---|
 Wegner in 2012 | |
| MLB – No. 14 | |
| Umpire | |
| Born: (1972-03-04)March 4, 1972 (age 53) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 20, 1998 | |
| Crew information | |
| Umpiring crew | B |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Special assignments
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Mark Patrick Wegner (born March 4, 1972) is an AmericanMajor League Baseballumpire. He worked in theNational League from 1998 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He was promoted to Crew Chief for the2018 MLB season whenDale Scott retired after the2017 MLB season.[1]
Wegner has umpired in 11Division Series (2003,2004,2005,2008,2009,2012,2013,2017,2019,2020,2025), fiveLeague Championship Series (2007,2014,2015,2016,2018), and twoWorld Baseball Classics (2009,2013). He also officiated in the2008 All-Star Game, the2014 and2018 National League Wild Card Games, and the2013 World Series and recently the2017 World Series. Wegner wears uniform number 14, and previously wore uniform number 47. For the 2018 regular season he was found to be a Top 10 performing home plate umpire in terms of accuracy in calling balls and strikes. His error rate was 7.28 percent. This was based on a study conducted at Boston University where 372,442 pitches were culled and analyzed.[2]
On June 2, 2007, Wegner was involved in a heated argument withChicago Cubs managerLou Piniella. After Wegner ruled thatÁngel Pagán was out at third on an attempted steal, Piniella, who later acknowledged the call was correct, stormed out of the dugout, threw his hat down, and started kicking dirt on Wegner. Piniella was ejected and given a four-game suspension and he later apologized to Wegner.[3]
On June 28, 2007, Wegner was behind the plate whenToronto Blue JayFrank Thomas hit his 500th career home run offMinnesota Twins pitcherCarlos Silva. Later in the game, Thomas was ejected by Wegner for arguing balls and strikes. Toronto managerJohn Gibbons was thrown out of the game as well.[4]
Wegner umpired at third base on the game whereRandy Johnson won his300th career game on June 4, 2009.[5]
On May 30, 2012, Wegner was the target ofChicago White Sox announcerKen Harrelson for ejecting pitcherJose Quintana. Harrelson claimed Wegner "knew nothing about the game of baseball". Those comments drew much ire from Major League Baseball, and Harrelson apologized for those comments.
Wegner worked his first careerno-hitter on July 13, 2013, calling balls and strikes forTim Lincecum's 148-pitch performance against theSan Diego Padres. Replays indicate Wegner called Lincecum to the tune of 97.9% accuracy, missing just two pitches.[6]
On November 1, 2017, Wegner was behind home plate for Game 7 of the World Series, which was won by theHouston Astros by a score of 5–1 over the hostLos Angeles Dodgers.[7] Prior to the start of the 2018 season, Wegner was promoted to crew chief.[1]
ACatholic known for his charity work,[8] Wegner has been involved in church activities and the "BLUE for kids" outreach ofUMPS CARE, the MLB Umpires' charity.[9]
