Adam Curtis Hamari (; born May 25, 1983) is an American
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) umpire.
Hamari began umpiring baseball for
Little League teams at the age of 12. Adam is a 2006 Graduate of the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring (JEAPU) He began umpiring
Minor League Baseball
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games in 2006, and was promoted to the major leagues on a part-time basis in 2013. Hamari was one of four umpires named to the full-time staff in February 2017, upon the retirements of
Jim Joyce,
John Hirschbeck,
Tim Welke, and
Bob Davidson.
Hamari was the plate umpire when
Tim Lincecum of the
San Francisco Giants
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threw his second career no-hitter on June 25, 2014. He was also behind the plate when
Derek Jeter
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of the
New York Yankees
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hit a walk-off single in his final career home game on September 25, 2014.
Hamari was the third base umpire for
Miami Marlins
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pitcher
Edinson Vólquez
Edinson Vólquez (; born July 3, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City R ...
's no-hitter against the
Arizona Diamondbacks
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on June 3, 2017.
On May 28, 2016, Hamari ejected
Noah Syndergaard of the
New York Mets
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for throwing a fastball behind Dodgers second baseman
Chase Utley. This pitch was viewed as retaliation for Utley's hard slide in the
2015 National League Division Series, which broke the leg of Mets infielder
Ruben Tejada. Mets manager
Terry Collins was also ejected after arguing in Syndergaard's defense. Crew chief
Tom Hallion was wired for sound and many of the arguments wer
leaked to the mediamonths afterward.
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Major League Baseball umpires
Sportspeople from Michigan
People from Marquette, Michigan
Northern Michigan University alumni