Kerwin Danley
| 44 - Kerwin Danley | |
|---|---|
| MLB debut | |
| 1992 | |
| Umpiring Crew | |
| B | |
| Crew Members | |
| Dana DeMuth (Crew Chief) | |
| Kerwin Danley | |
| Doug Eddings | |
| Paul Nauert | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| All-Star Game (2007) American League Division Series (2000, 01, 04, 06, 08, 11) American League Championship Series (2007) World Series (2008) |
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Kerwin Joseph Danley (born May 25, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League (NL) from 1992 to 1999 and throughout both leagues since 2000.[1] Danley has worked the American League Division Series six times (2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011).[2] He also umpired in the 2007 All-Star Game in San Francisco.
[edit] Milestone Games
Danley was the first 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.
[edit] Injuries
On April 26, 2008, Danley was behind home plate umpiring a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies when he was hit in the jaw by a 96 mph Brad Penny fastball that went over the head of catcher Russell Martin. Danley was carried off the field in an ambulance, but play eventually resumed. During the sixth inning, Vin Scully reported that Danley was doing well. Danley was released from the hospital at early the next morning and returned to the field in early June.
On April 21, 2009, Danley was the home plate umpire for a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers. During Rangers' designated hitter Hank Blalock's sixth-inning at-bat, Blalock's bat broke, and the barrel of the bat hit Danley in the facemask. He was carried off the field on a stretcher for the 2nd time in his career for the same injury, almost exactly a year to the date of the first injury. Second base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt assumed umpiring duties at home plate. Danley remained conscious while being transported to the hospital, and was diagnosed with a mild concussion.
For the 2011 season, Danley is assigned to Dana DeMuth's Crew B along with Paul Nauert and Doug Eddings.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Retrosheet: Kerwin Danley. Accessed July 16, 2007.
- ^ "Kerwin Danley". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=2307. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ^ "2008 MLB Umpire Crews". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/crews.jsp. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
