James Hoye

{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1971)}}

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| name = James Hoye

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| birth_place = Parma, Ohio, U.S.

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| caption = Hoye in 2011

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = June 8

| debutyear = 2003

| umpirecrew = J

| crewchief = #92 James Hoye

| crew2 = #17 D. J. Reyburn

| crew3 = #84 John Libka

| crew4 = #29 Sean Barber

| highlights = Special Assignments

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James Patrick Hoye (born February 8, 1971) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears number 92. Hoye worked as an MLB reserve umpire from {{baseball year|2003}} to {{baseball year|2009}} for both the American and National Leagues. He was hired to the full-time Major League staff prior to the 2010 season.{{cite web |title= James Hoye – 92 |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=hoye_james |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=August 29, 2011}}{{cite web |title=James Hoye |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phoyej901.htm |work=Retrosheet.org |publisher=Retrosheet |access-date=August 29, 2011}} Hoye has worked two All-Star Games (2015, 2024), two World Series (2019, 2022), three League Championship Series (2018, 2020, 2021), five Division Series (2011, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2024), and five Wild Card Games/Series (2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023). He was promoted to crew chief in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |title=MLB Promotes 7 Crew Chiefs for 2023 |url=https://www.closecallsports.com/2023/03/mlb-promotes-7-crew-chiefs-for-2023.html |access-date=March 19, 2023}}

Career

File:MLB Umpire James Hoye in St.Louis with Manager Marmol.png

Hoye has been a professional umpire since 1997. He has worked in the New York–Penn League, South Atlantic League, Florida State League, Eastern League and International League before reaching MLB. He also officiated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

Hoye was the first base umpire for Mark Buehrle's no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on April 18, {{baseball year|2007}}.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070805025251/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270418104 Buehrle hurls no-hitter to lead ChiSox over Rangers] ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012

Hoye was the plate umpire for James Paxton’s no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 8, 2018.

Personal life

Hoye graduated from Ohio State University and lives in Florida with his wife, Sharri, and their three children. He has participated in UMPS CARE charity events.{{cite web| title=UMPS CARE Charities Featured on MASN Broadcast|url=https://www.closecallsports.com/2017/09/umps-care-charities-featured-on-masn.html?m=1|publisher=closecallsports.com|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=August 14, 2018}}

See also

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