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His new book just came out on Amazon and [www.umpirdalescott.com] (http://www.umpirdalescott.com/) Also a public speaker, and he will be signing books at different locations, check out his web site.
A memoir of 37 years in professional baseball and a journey coming out in 2014.
“ The Umpire is Out. Calling the game and living my true life”
We discuss so much:
Started with quick question and answers about Dale, to get to know him more.
From umpire/games rules.
Coach Player relationships
Situations.
Youth baseball and advice to parents at games.
Why we yelling at umpires when players and coaches make mistakes, we tell kids we should not yell at them.
Getting young people to umpire.
Coming out as being gay in 2014 (1st male professional official in 5 major sports)
Throwing out first pitch padres and dodger games.
Technology in the game.
Catchers framing.
Catchers on one knee.
Vision training.
Dale Allan Scott (born August 14, 1959) is an American former [umpire] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)) in [Major League Baseball] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball) . He worked in the [American League] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_League) from 1986 to 1999, and officiated in both leagues from 2000 until his retirement after the 2017 season. He became a crew chief in 2001. He wore uniform number 39 his first two years and number 5 thereafter.
Contents
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--- [1Umpiring career] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#Umpiring_career)
o [1.1Notable games] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#Notable_games)
--- [2Personal life] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#Personal_life)
--- [3See also] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#See_also)
--- [4References] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#References)
--- [5External links] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#External_links)
Umpiring career[ [edit] (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_Scott&action=edit§ion=1&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro) ]
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Scott began umpiring at age 15 and entered the [minor leagues] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball) in 1981, eventually working his way up to the [Triple-A] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)) [American Association] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)) . He umpired a single major league game during the [1985 MLB season] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_season) , making his debut in an August 19 game between the [Kansas City Royals] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals) and [Detroit Tigers] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Tigers) . [[1]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-1) Scott became a full-time MLB umpire in 1986, working 116 games that season. Scott worked a total of 3,897 regular season games, 91 post-season games, and issued 90 [ejections] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_(sports)) in his MLB career.
Scott umpired in the [World Series] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series) in [1998] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_World_Series) , [2001] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_World_Series) and [2004] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_World_Series) , in the [All-Star Game] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) in [1993] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) , [2001] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) , and [2011] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) , calling balls and strikes. He has also worked in six [League Championship Series] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_Championship_Series) ( [1996] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series) , [1999] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_American_League_Championship_Series) , [2000] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_National_League_Championship_Series) , [2002] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_National_League_Championship_Series) , [2009] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_American_League_Championship_Series) , [2013] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_American_League_Championship_Series) ) and in twelve [Division Series] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_Series) ( [1995] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_American_League_Division_Series) , [1997] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_American_League_Division_Series) , [1998] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_American_League_Division_Series) , [2001] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series) , [2003] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_National_League_Division_Series) , [2004] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series) , [2005] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series) , [2007] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_National_League_Division_Series) , [2008] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_National_League_Division_Series) , [2011] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_American_League_Division_Series) , [2014] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_National_League_Division_Series) , [2015] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series) ).
When the AL introduced red shirts in 1996, Scott frequently was the only umpire to wear the color, rather than the usual navy blue. He almost always wore the red shirt when working home plate, including Game 3 of the 1998 World Series at [Qualcomm Stadium] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Stadium) .
Scott worked his last game on April 14, 2017, in Toronto. [[2]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-2) In the 8th inning he was struck in the mask and was carted off the field with a [concussion] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion) and [whiplash] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_(medicine)) . [[3]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-3) This was Scott’s fourth concussion in five years, his second in nine months. After consulting with several sports medicine and concussion specialists, Scott decided not to return, and announced his retirement in December 2017. [[4]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-4)
Notable games[ [edit] (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_Scott&action=edit§ion=2&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro) ]
On May 30, 1988, Scott ejected [New York Yankees] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees) manager [Billy Martin] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Martin) from a game against the [Oakland Athletics] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Athletics) . Martin was suspended for three games for throwing dirt at Scott during the argument. [[5]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-5)
On July 1, 1990, Scott was the home plate umpire as [Andy Hawkins] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Hawkins) of the [New York Yankees] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees) pitched eight hitless innings in a road game against the [Chicago White Sox] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox) , yet lost; it was, at the time, only the second game in history in which a pitcher lost a complete game [no-hitter] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-hitter) . In 1991 MLB revised the rules relating to official no-hit games, requiring that a pitcher must complete a minimum of 9 innings, and thereby voiding Hawkins’ effort.
He was the home plate umpire on April 27, 1994, when Scott Erickson threw a no-hitter for the Twins vs the Brewers.
Scott was the first base umpire when [Detroit Tigers] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Tigers) pitcher [Justin Verlander] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Verlander) threw a [no-hitter] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-hitter) at [Comerica Park] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comerica_Park) against the [Milwaukee Brewers] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers) on June 12, 2007. [[6]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-6) Five days prior to Verlander’s no-hitter, Scott was also at first base in a game between the [Boston Red Sox] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox) and the [Oakland Athletics] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Athletics) in which Boston pitcher [Curt Schilling] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Schilling) had a no-hitter until [Shannon Stewart] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Stewart_(baseball)) broke up the no-hitter with a single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. [[7]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-7)
Scott worked his 3,000th career, regular season MLB game in St. Louis on his 50th birthday, August 14, 2009.
He was the third base umpire for Verlander’s second no-hitter, thrown on May 7, 2011, against the [Toronto Blue Jays] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays) . [[8]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-8)
Scott was the third base umpire when six [Seattle Mariners] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mariners) pitchers combined to no-hit the [Los Angeles Dodgers] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) on June 8, 2012. [[9]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-9)
He was the second-most tenured umpire selected to officiate the 2014 [Opening Series] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening_Day) at the [Sydney Cricket Ground] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground) in [Sydney] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney) , [Australia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia) . [[10]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-10)
Personal life[ [edit] (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_Scott&action=edit§ion=3&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro) ]
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Scott worked as a radio personality at [KBDF] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBDF) , a [Top 40] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40) station in [Eugene, Oregon] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon) , in the late 1970s. He is an avid [Oregon Ducks football] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Ducks_football) fan and often attends games at [Autzen Stadium] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autzen_Stadium) when given the opportunity. He is friends with baseball commentator [Harold Reynolds] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Reynolds) .
Scott [came out] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_out) as [gay] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay) in 2014, thus becoming the first openly gay umpire in MLB, and is married to Michael Rausch, whom he met at [CC Slaughters] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CC_Slaughters) in [Portland] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon) in October 1986. [[11]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-11)
In 2015, Scott was inducted into the [National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gay_and_Lesbian_Sports_Hall_of_Fame) , [[12]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-12) and to the Hall of Honor at [Sheldon High School] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_High_School_(Oregon)) in his hometown of Eugene. [[13]] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Scott#cite_note-13)
Scott released a book on May 1, 2022, “The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self” with Rob Neyer.
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