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Friday 28 February 2020

In this June 2, 2018, file photo, Major League baseball umpire
Kerwin Danley (44) is shown during the first inning of a baseball
game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Miami Mar-
lins in Phoenix.
Associated Press
MLB appoints 1st Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during spring training baseball camp Wednes-

black umpire day, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. Associated Press

crew chief Sale to start season where

NEW YORK (AP) — Kerwin ca outfielder in 1983 when he ended 2019: on injured list
Danley became the first he batted .399. His team-
African American umpire mates with the Aztecs in- Boston ace Chris Sale will ern Memorial Hospital in sent Mookie Betts to the
crew chief in Major League cluded future Hall of Fame start this season in the same Chicago on Monday and Dodgers, went 0 for 1 and
Baseball when a series outfielder Tony Gwynn — place he ended 2019: on returned to Arizona two is hitless with three strikeouts
of promotions, additions Danley's roommate — and the injured list. days later. The Cubs said in seven at-bats.
and retirements were an- current Colorado manager The left-hander will be Wieck will rest and rehab BRAVES 3, CARDINALS 1
nounced Thursday. Bud Black. In a neat coinci- placed on the IL after re- for the next week, then be Dansby Swanson's RBI dou-
The moves included Alfon- dence, Danley was the first porting to spring training re-evaluated. Wieck had a ble gave Atlanta a 2-1 lead
so Marquez being elevat- base umpire when Gwynn with pneumonia. "With the 5.71 ERA over 44 appear- in the fifth inning. Freddie
ed to the second Hispanic got his 3,000th hit during sickness, it cost him two ances for San Diego and Freeman said Thursday that
crew chief in MLB history. a 1999 game in Montreal weeks' time and that two Chicago last season. he hope to return to the
Crew chiefs Jeff Kellogg, and gave his former team- weeks is what we'd like to ORIOLES 13, PIRATES 0 lineup next week. The four-
Dana DeMuth, Gary Ced- mate a hug by the bag. give him to make sure that Chris Davis hit his second time All-Star, who batted
erstrom and Mike Everitt Danley began his umpiring he's right," Red Sox manag- home run and is 4 for 5 with .295 and set career highs
have retired. Kellogg and career in 1985 in the North- er Ron Roenicke said Thurs- three walks. He is trying to with 38 home runs and 121
Everitt will move into jobs as west League, and kept day. "He's worked hard on rebound after hitting .192 RBIs last season, has been
MLB umpire supervisors. working his way up through getting his arm right and with 92 homers, 230 RBIs, a out of action since his surgi-
Dan Iassogna and Jim the minors. He is known for we didn't think four starts .679 OPS and 745 strikeouts cally-repaired right elbow
Reynolds were promoted having an even tempera- in spring training was fair to in the first four seasons of swelled on Monday. Top-
to crew chiefs. ment, always an attractive him." Sale did not pitch af- his $161 million, seven-year prospect Dylan Carlson
Ramon De Jesus, who quality when MLB picks its ter Aug. 13 last season due contract. Ryan Mount- went 1 for 1 with two walks
worked his first big league crew chiefs. He has totaled to elbow inflammation. The castle, a 23-year-old pros- and is batting .455.
game in 2016 as a minor just four ejections in the left-hander agreed with pect, went 3 for 3 with two TWINS 3, BLUE JAYS 3
league fill-in, moved up past five seasons, accord- the decision, even though doubles, a home run and Jake Cave went 3 for 3
and became the first Do- ing to retrosheet.org. he's not happy about it. three RBIs. Pittsburgh's Kev- with two doubles and a
minican-born umpire on He also was an instructor "It was a gut punch," he in Newman, picked No. 19 home run and starter Ran-
the MLB staff. Also getting at the first umpire camp at said. "When we were in that overall in 2015, went 0 for 3 dy Dobnak and five reliev-
full-time jobs in the majors MLB's Urban Youth Acade- meeting, I said, 'The only and is 1 for 9. ers combined to allow one
were Ryan Blakney, Chris my in Compton, California. thing this hurts is my ego, PHILLIES 12, RED SOX 5 hit in the first eight innings,
Segal and Jansen Visconti. There have been about 10 and that doesn't matter.'" Scott Kingery had three Reece McGuire's solo hom-
Nic Lentz also joined the full-time African American CUBS RBIs, including a two-run er in the first. Bo Bichette
MLB umpire roster, replac- umpires in the majors since Chicago Cubs reliever homer, and Alec Bohm and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. both
ing the late Eric Cooper. Emmett Ashford ascended Brad Wieck had surgery added two RBIs. The went 0 for 3, Bichette is 1
The 58-year-old Danley has to become the first in 1966. this week for an abnormal 23-year-old Bohm, picked for 14 and Gurriel is 0 for 11.
worked two World Series There have been several heart flutter and is out in- No. 3 overall in 2018, is 5 Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed three
and 10 other postseason blacks in MLB umpire lead- definitely. The team said for 10. Jonathan Arauz, a hits and one run over two
rounds, along with two All- ership positions, includ- an irregular heartbeat 21-year-old shortstop, hit a innings.
Star Games. He called his ing Peter Woodfork, senior was discovered during the three-run homer for Boston YANKEES 7, RAYS (SS) 1
first game in the majors in vice president of baseball 28-year-old left-hander's and 20-year-old prospect Clint Frazier and Tyler Wade
1992 and was hired to the operations, supervisor Cris spring training physical. Bryan Mata allowed two hit back-to-back home runs
MLB staff in 1998. Jones and the late Chuck Subsequent tests showed hits and walked one with in a three-run first inning.
Danley played college ball Meriwether, a longtime big an intermittent atrial flutter. two strikeouts in two score- Daniel Robertson was 2 for
at San Diego State and league umpire who be- Wieck underwent a car- less innings. Jeter Downs, 3 with a double and run
was a first-team All-Ameri- came a supervisor.q diac ablation at Northwest- acquired in the deal that scored for Tampa Bay.q