Nick Mahrley
{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Nick Mahrley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|23}}
| birth_place = Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
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| caption = Mahrley during a game at T-Mobile Park in 2022
| team = MLB
| number = 48
| position = Umpire
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = August 3
| debutyear = 2017
| umpirecrew = S
| crewchief = #19 Vic Carapazza
| crew2 = #90 Mark Ripperger
| crew3 = #59 Nic Lentz
| crew4 = #48 Nick Mahrley
| highlights = Special assignments
- Division Series ({{aldsy|2024}})
- MLB Little League Classic (2023)
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Nicholas Stephen Mahrley (born September 23, 1982) is an American professional baseball umpire who began his Major League Baseball career in 2017 and joined the permanent staff in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Nick Mahrley |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmahrn901.htm |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.retrosheet.org}} He wears uniform number 48.
Umpiring career
Mahrley began working as a Minor League Baseball umpire in 2007.{{Cite news |last=Groke |first=Nick |title=MLB will see 10 rookie umps replace veterans as position faces more changes, challenges than ever |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4140128/2023/02/06/mlb-new-umpires/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-11-25 |work=The New York Times |date=February 6, 2023 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He umpired in the Gulf Coast League, New York-Penn League, Midwest League, Carolina League, Florida State League, Eastern League, and the Pacific Coast League.
Mahrley made his major league debut on August 3, 2017 for a game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He was at third base, with Lance Barrett at second, Brian Knight at first, and Jim Reynolds as home plate umpire.{{Cite web |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Colorado Rockies 5, New York Mets 4 |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2017/B08030COL2017.htm |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.retrosheet.org}} MLB promoted Mahrley to the permanent staff in 2023 after a record-high ten umpires retired following the 2022 season.{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |title=MLB Hires 10 Call-Up Umpires to Full-Time Staff |url=https://www.closecallsports.com/search/label/Rosters?updated-max=2023-03-08T17:21:00-08:00 |access-date=26 August 2024 |publisher=Close Call Sports |date=February 6, 2023}} His first MLB postseason assignment was the 2024 American League Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Division Series umpire crews announced by MLB |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41608727/division-series-umpire-crews-announced-mlb |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
Oh August 25, 2024, Mahrley had to be carted off the field at Yankee Stadium after being hit on the side of his neck by the barrel of a broken baseball bat from Giancarlo Stanton while he was behind home plate. He was diagnosed with a concussion.{{cite news |last1=Hoch |first1=Bryan |title=Umpire Mahrley sustains concussion after being struck by broken bat |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/umpire-nick-mahrley-hit-by-broken-bat-exits-rockies-yankees |access-date=26 August 2024 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=August 25, 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Dotson |first1=Kevin |title=Umpire at Yankee Stadium taken off on a gurney after being struck by broken bat |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/sport/mlb-umpire-injured-broken-bat-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=26 August 2024 |publisher=CNN |date=25 August 2024 |language=en}}
Personal life
Mahrley and his wife Jodi reside in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to becoming an umpire, Mahrley served in the United States Air Force.{{cite news |last1=Casella |first1=Paul |title=Air Force service helps rookie umps aim high |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rookie-umpires-share-air-force-service |access-date=26 August 2024 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=January 25, 2023 |language=en}}
See also
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References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Park Ridge, Illinois