Occupation Umpire Employer MLB Role Baseball Umpire | Name John Tumpane Years active 2010-present | |
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Full Name John Francis Tumpane Born May 4, 1983 (age 41) ( 1983-05-04 ) | ||
Pirates fans honor umpire john tumpane the day after he saves woman s life
John Francis Tumpane (born May 4, 1983) is a Major League Baseball umpire. Tumpane made his major league umpiring debut on August 2, 2010. He umpired in six major league games in 2010, and returned in 2011, umpiring in 68 games. On July 1, 2016, Tumpane was promoted to the full–time MLB umpiring staff.
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- Pirates fans honor umpire john tumpane the day after he saves woman s life
- Umpire john tumpane stops woman from jumping off bridge 1 big thing sc with svp june 29 2017
- Notable games
- Personal life
- References
Umpire john tumpane stops woman from jumping off bridge 1 big thing sc with svp june 29 2017
Notable games
On July 24, 2012, after MLB umpire Eric Cooper became ill during a game in which St. Louis experienced 104-degree heat with high humidity, Tumpane rushed to Busch Stadium to fill in, arriving in the middle of the third inning and assuming the role of third base umpire.
In November 2012, he worked the Taiwan qualifier stage of the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
On August 21, 2015, he was the home plate umpire in Houston for Mike Fiers' no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Personal life
Tumpane is a 2001 graduate of Saint Laurence High School in Burbank, Illinois.
On June 28, 2017, Tumpane helped prevent a suicide attempt on the Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania prior to umpiring a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Pittsburgh Pirates.. The next day, the Pirates organization and its fans saluted Tumpane in their appreciation for his heroic act.