Gary Cederstrom, a 22-year veteran umpire, will be the crew chief for the 2015 World Series, set to begin Tuesday night in Kansas City.
MLB also announced Bill Welke will be behind the plate for the opener. Joining Cederstrom and Welke will be Mark Carlson, Mike Winters, Jim Wolf, Alfonso Marquez and Mike Everitt.
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Cederstrom served as crew chief for the NLDS between the Mets and Dodgers. This will be his third World Series after working in both 2005 and 2011.
A few notable games in Cederstrom’s career:
— He was the third base umpire on Rickey Henderson’s record-breaking stolen base to eclipse Lou Brock.
— Cederstrom also called Johan Santana’s no-hitter against St. Louis in 2012.
— Cederstrom was part of the crew when Derek Jeter broke the all-time record for hits as a Yankee and Jeter's 3,000th career hit.