Toby Basner
| Toby Basner | |
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| File:Toby Basner umpire in April 2014.jpg | |
| Born | July 29, 1984 Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Occupation | Baseball umpire |
Toby David Basner (born July 29, 1984) is an American professional baseball umpire. He umpired his first Major League Baseball (MLB) game on June 24, 2012.
Early life and career
Basner was born on July 29, 1984 in Bowling Green, Ohio. He graduated from Brookwood High School in Georgia. He had been umpiring baseball games since the age of 12. He attended the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School at the age of 19, where he was identified as an umpiring prospect by a professional evaluation course. He reported to the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He spent several seasons in the lower minor leagues. He worked his first full season in Triple-A in 2010.[1]
Basner debuted in the major leagues on June 24, 2012.[2]
During a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins on May 21, 2016, Toronto third baseman and reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson made a comment towards the Minnesota dugout after a first inning groundout. Basner, thinking Donaldson was addressing him, ejected him from the game, a game Toronto would go on to lose.[3] Basner's wife later bragged about the incident on social media, referring to her husband as a "boss".[4] Crew chief Joe West referred to the incident as "the funniest darn ejection I’ve ever seen."[5]
Personal
Basner's father, Alan, is an umpire at the high school and college levels.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Jays’ Donaldson a victim of missed direction in loss to Twins https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2016/05/21/twins-rally-against-jays-bullpen-score-five-in-eighth.html
- ↑ Wife of Ump who tossed Josh Donaldson from game Saturday brags about it on Facebook http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?Wife%2Bof%2BUmp%2Bwho%2Btossed%2BJosh%2BDonaldson%2Bfrom%2Bgame%2BSaturday%2Bbrags%2Babout%2Bit%2Bon%2BFacebook&id=580545
- ↑ Toronto Blue Jays cruise for seven innings before running aground against Minnesota Twins http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-cruise-for-seven-innings-before-running-aground-against-minnesota-twins
