Adrian Johnson (umpire)
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| Born: May 25, 1975 Houston, Texas |
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| MLB debut | ||
| 2006 | ||
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| Fieldin Culbreth (crew chief) | ||
| Brian O'Nora | ||
| Bill Welke | ||
| Adrian Johnson | ||
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Adrian Andre Johnson (born May 25, 1975) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears uniform number 80.
Born in Houston, Texas, Johnson has been a professional umpire for 12 years, having worked in the Gulf Coast League, Pioneer League, South Atlantic League, Florida State League, Eastern League and International League before being called up to the MLB in 2006.[1][2] Johnson was named to the full-time Major League staff prior to the 2010 season, and was the home plate umpire for Edwin Jackson's no-hitter on June 25 of that year.[1] He was at third base on June 1, 2012 when Johan Santana no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals,[3] making a controversial 'foul ball' ruling over a hard ground ball hit by Carlos Beltrán in the sixth inning [4]
Johnson currently resides in Houston, Texas.
References
- ^ a b "Adrian Johnson - 80". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Adrian Johnson". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Boxscore: St. Louis vs. NY Mets - June 1, 2012 MLB.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012
- ^ Langosch, Jenifer. Disputed call aids Santana's historic feat MLB.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012
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