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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 crew13
Crew members
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



References


  1. "Major League Umpire Roster". MLB.com. March 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  2. "Major League Umpiring Debut: Ben May (97)". closecallsports.com. April 17, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  3. "MLB Umpires Missed 34,294 Ball-Strike Calls in 2018. Bring on Robo-umps?". BU Today. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

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