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Benjamin Joseph May (born January 23, 1982) is an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He has worked in MLB since 2014, and wears number 97 on his uniform.[1]

Ben May
May in the Midwest League in 2008
Born: (1982-01-23) January 23, 1982 (age 40) Racine, Wisconsin
MLB debut
April 17, 2014
Crew Information
Umpiring crew	13
Crew members	Dan Iassogna (crew chief) Tony Randazzo Scott Barry Ben May
Career highlights and awards
Special assignments 2011 All-Star Futures Game 2013 World Baseball Classic qualification Wild Card Games/Series (2022)

Career

May umpired his first MLB games on April 14, 2014, working both games in a doubleheader between the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.[2] He worked a total of 187 games during his first three MLB seasons, and issued five ejections. For the 2018 regular season he was found to be a top-ten performing home plate umpire in terms of accuracy in calling balls and strikes, based on a study conducted at Boston University where over 350,000 pitches were culled and analyzed.[3]

May was an umpire for the 2011 All-Star Futures Game, and qualifying rounds of the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[2]

May was featured on the cover of the Virtual Umpire Camp DVD.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Major League Baseball umpires

References

Further reading

• Jackel, Peter (October 4, 2015). "Ben May hopes to change his status as a Major League Baseball umpire from substitute to permanent". Racine Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin.

External links

• Retrosheet
• Close Call Sports

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