Jeff Kellogg (David Maxwell, Getty Images)
Major League Baseball announced the umpire crew for this season’s Fall Classic between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.
Veteran umpire Jeff Kellogg was named the crew chief and is working his fifth World Series. He will be joined four World Series first-timers — Hunter Wendelstedt, Jerry Meals, Jim Reynolds and Eric Cooper — as well as Ted Barrett and Jeff Nelson.
Wendelstedt is following in his father’s footsteps. He also wears number 21 to honor his father Harry who called five World Series.
MLB almost always tries to have one new umpire call the Series every season. This year, four guys got the call.
Meals will work home plate for Game 1 and then monitor all replays for the rest of the series. Nelson will man replays for Game 1 and then go to field. Brian O’Nora will also serve as a replay assistant this series, the first in which where expanded video replay is being used in the World Series.
World Series experience
Jeff Kellogg: Fifth WS
Ted Barrett: Third WS
Jeff Nelson: Third WS
Hunter Wendelstedt: First WS
Jerry Meals: First WS
Jim Reynolds: First WS
Eric Cooper: First WS
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