Dana DeMuth
| 32 - Dana DeMuth | ||
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| MLB debut | ||
| 1985 | ||
| Umpiring Crew | ||
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| Crew Members | ||
| Dana DeMuth (Crew Chief) | ||
| Kerwin Danley | ||
| C.B. Bucknor | ||
| Doug Eddings | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
| All-Star Game (1990, 2001, 2009) Division Series (1996, 97, 99, 2001, 2009) League Championship Series (1991, 95, 2000, 02, 07) World Series (1993, 98, 2001, 2009) |
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Dana Andrew DeMuth (born May 30, 1956, in Fremont, Ohio) is an umpire in Major League Baseball.
DeMuth advanced through the minor leagues to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League before joining the NL staff in 1985. His major league career began in 1985; he umpired in the National League until the umpiring staffs from the American and National Leagues merged in 2000. He has been a crew chief since 1999. DeMuth has worn the uniform number 32 throughout his career.
He has worked in 12 post seasons, including the World Series in 1993, 1998, 2001 and 2009; the League Championship Series in 1991, 1995, 2000 and 2002; and the Division Series in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009, and 2010. He also umpired in the All-Star Game in 1990, 2001, and 2009, working behind the plate for the second and third contest.
For the 2009 season, Dana DeMuth is Crew Chief for Crew J with Kerwin Danley, Doug Eddings, and Hunter Wendelstedt.
DeMuth was the third base umpire for the game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres on August 4, 2007. In the top of the second inning at San Diego, Barry Bonds of the Giants hit his 755th career home run off Clay Hensley, tying Hank Aaron for first all-time.
DeMuth was also the home plate umpire for the 80th Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 14, 2009.
