Christopher Robert Segal (born July 13, 1982) is an American

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(MLB)

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. He wears number 96. He made his MLB umpiring debut in 2014.

Early life

Segal was a member of the

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and reached the rank of

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in 2000 before graduating from

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. Segal attended

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and played

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for the Seahawks before graduating in 2005.

Umpiring career

On July 17, 2017, Segal was struck in the head by the bat of

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in a game between the

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and the

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. Segal ended up remaining in the game. Segal was the home plate umpire on July 30, 2017, when

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of the Texas Rangers got his 3,000th career

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against the

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. On August 9, 2019, Segal made headlines by ejecting

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of the

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for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout despite

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being the one who was arguing. On September 13, 2020, Segal was the home plate umpire for a

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thrown by

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of the

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against the

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1982 births Living people Baseball players from Fairfax County, Virginia Major League Baseball umpires People from Falls Church, Virginia St. Mary's Seahawks baseball players {{Baseball-umpire-stub

Early life

Umpiring career

See also

References

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