Angel Hernandez Campos (born August 22, 1973) is an American former
umpire in
Major League Baseball (MLB). He umpired his first major league game on May 3, 2007. He was released after the 2014 season.
Umpiring career
Angel Campos began his professional umpiring career in the minor leagues in 2000.
[ He umpired his first MLB game on May 3, 2007.
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Incidents and notable games
In May 2011, Campos ejected Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...
catcher Matt Treanor from a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Although the two were exchanging words, Treanor was not facing Campos at the time he was thrown out. Royals manager
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Ned Yost, who was also ejected, was later quoted as saying, "Nobody in the park knew that they were arguing. Nobody. And to eject the guy under those circumstances isn't right."
In August 2012, Campos ejected Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, who was in the dugout, in the second inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
. Dodgers players admitted to arguing with Campos concerning the strike zone earlier. After a called strike from Pirates pitcher A. J. Burnett
Allan James Burnett (born January 3, 1977), is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia ...
was contested, Campos said that he had had enough but moments later, Kemp yelled to teammate Andre Ethier "let's go, Dre," and was ejected by Campos.Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly (born April 20, 1961) is an American former professional baseball first baseman, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed ...
was subsequently ejected by first base umpire Tim Tschida, and Campos ejected Dodger starting pitcher Joe Blanton in the fifth inning.[
Campos was the second base umpire when San Francisco Giants pitcher Jonathan Sánchez ]no-hit
In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...
the San Diego Padres on July 10, 2009.
Campos was also at second base on June 13, 2012, when Giants pitcher Matt Cain threw a perfect game against the Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...
.
Health problem
In September 2010, Campos became ill while a rain delay postponed the start of a regular season game between the Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...
and Cleveland Indians. He was taken to a Cleveland hospital and underwent an emergency appendectomy.
See also
* List of Major League Baseball umpires
References
Major League Baseball umpires
1973 births
Living people
People from Montclair, California
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