Marcus Pattillo (born September 29, 1977, in
Kennett, MO) is an American former
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
(MLB)
umpire
An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ...
, who worked as a fill-in in during 2014 and 2015 MLB seasons. He wore number 18.
As of 2015, Patillo's regular duties involve umpiring in the
Triple-A Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Western United States. Along with the International League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A level, which is one grade bel ...
. He was the home plate umpire in a semifinal game of
WBSC Premier12
The WBSC Premier12 is the international baseball tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), featuring the 12 highest-ranked national baseball teams in the world. The first tournament was held by Taiwan and Japan i ...
(2015). There are opinions that he showed controversial ball-strike calls likely to help the host country win the game; however, the Japan team's bullpen blew their lead in the 9th inning, losing the game.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball umpires
The following is a list of major league baseball umpires. The list includes umpires who worked in any of four 19th century major leagues (American Association, National Association, Players' League, Union Association), one defunct 20th century m ...
References
External links
Retrosheet
1977 births
Major League Baseball umpires
Living people
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