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| Bucknor in 2010. | ||
| MLB debut | ||
| 1995 | ||
| Umpiring Crew | ||
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| Crew Members | ||
| Dana DeMuth (Crew Chief) | ||
| Kerwin Danley | ||
| C. B. Bucknor | ||
| Doug Eddings | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
| 2005 All-Star Game, 2009 American League Division Series, 2008 ALDS, 2007 ALDS[1] | ||
C. B. Bucknor (born August 23, 1962 in Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League from 1996 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He was a member of the umpiring crew for the 2005 All-Star Game, and also for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 American League Division Series.
Bucknor moved to the United States in 1973, He attended State University of New York at Cortland, where he played center field, and received a B.S. in Recreation Therapy in 1984.
Bucknor has consistently been regarded as the worst umpire in major league baseball in anonymous polls of active ballplayers:
- In a 2003 Sports Illustrated survey of 550 active major league players, Bucknor was voted as the worst umpire in MLB, with 20.7% of the vote.[2]
- In an updated 2006 SI survey, Bucknor was again voted MLB's worst umpire, with 21% of the players' votes.[3]
- In a 2010 ESPN survey of 100 active players taken after Jim Joyce's blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game, Bucknor was once again named the worst umpire in baseball (while Joyce was named the best). [4]
Bucknor resides in Brooklyn, New York; He works with the Bonnie Youth Club in Brooklyn and was inducted into the Bonnies Hall of Fame in 2000 as well as the Cortland Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2002. Bucknor is actively involved with teaching baseball to children in Jamaica. He also collects toys and helps to organize an annual "Treat Day" - a holiday party, featuring athletic events, video games and picnics - for over 300 children in Jamaica.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Abraham, Peter (2009-10-05). "Umpires named for division series". Boston.com. Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/10/umpires_named_f.html. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Sports Illustrated's 2003 player survey". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/07/01/survey/.
- ^ "Sports Illustrated's 2006 player survey". Sports Illustrated. June 20, 2006. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/players/06/20/poll.0620/. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ Jim Joyce tops survey; players nix replay ESPN
- ^ "MLB.com Umpire profile page". http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=2225.
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