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Márquez and Hoye are the crew chiefs as 4 umpires make League Championship Series debuts
Alfonso Márquez and James Hoye lead umpire crews for the 2025 MLB League Championship Series with four umpires making their on-field LCS debuts, MLB announced.
- On Sunday, Major League Baseball announced umpire assignments for the 2025 League Championship Series, naming Alfonso Márquez as ALCS crew chief and James Hoye as NLCS crew chief.
- Seven-Man umpire crews will work each series with one umpire off each game, allowing distinct home plate assignments, MLB press release with complete LCS rotations said.
- Veteran umpires Alfonso Márquez is working his seventh LCS and James Hoye his fifth, with Márquez's AL crew including Ryan Additon and Doug Eddings, and Hoye's NL crew featuring Adam Beck and Vic Carapazza.
- Four umpires are making LCS debuts as Ryan Additon works the AL opener plate with Ben May at first and Doug Eddings as reserve Sunday.
- The postseason will reach a global audience, broadcasting the 2025 Postseason to 203 countries by 44 media partners in 16 languages, with replay umpires Alex MacKay, Bill Miller and David Rackley at MLB office in New York.
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Umpires for 2025 League Championship Series Presented by loanDepot announced
Major League Baseball today announced the Major League Umpires who have been assigned to the 2025 American League and National League Championship Series presented by loanDepot. Alfonso Márquez will serve as the crew chief for the ALCS, which begins Sunday between the host Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners
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