Michael William Muchlinski (; born February 26, 1977) is an American Major League Baseball umpire. He umpired his first Major League game on April 24, 2006, and was officially hired by MLB prior to the 2014 season. He attended the University of Washington, and was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Mike Muchlinski Retrosheet.org.Imber, Gil. "Confirmed: MLB Hires 7 New Umpires to Full-Time Staff." Close Call Sports/Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
Umpiring career Muchlinski officiated behind the plate on August 5, 2011, for a benches-clearing brawl between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. He ejected Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino, Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, and Giants pitcher Ramón Ramírez from the game.
Muchlinski was the first base umpire on June 13, 2012, when Giants pitcher Matt Cain threw a perfect game against the Houston Astros.Matt Cain throws perfect game, strikes out 14 as Giants drub Astros ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012
Muchlinski was the home plate umpire on June 20, 2015, when Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates.Boxscore Pittsburgh Pirates v. Washington Nationals ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015 Scherzer had a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning and a 2–2 count on José Tábata. Tábata appeared to lean into Scherzer's eighth pitch of the at bat, controversially ruled a hit by pitch by Muchlinski.
See also
List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation)
References
External links Retrosheet Close Call Sports