| Jim Reynolds | |
|---|---|
 Reynolds in 2012 | |
| Born:December 22, 1968 Marlborough, Massachusetts | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 4, 1999 | |
| Last appearance | |
| August 30, 2022 | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Special Assignments |
James Norris Reynolds IV (born December 22,1968) is a former American Major League Baseball umpire. He joined the major league staff in 1999 and was promoted to crew chief for the 2020 season. Reynolds wore uniform number 77. He retired following the 2022 season. [1] [2] [3]
Reynolds previously worked in the New York–Penn League (1992),South Atlantic League (1993),California League (1994),Eastern League (1995),Southern League (1996),American Association (1997) and the International League (1998). [4]
Reynolds joined the Major League Baseball umpiring staff in 1999 after the Major League Umpires Association mass resignations. He has worked 7 Division Series (2005,2007,2008,2012,2013,2014,and 2018),5 League Championship Series (2010,2015,2016,2017,2020) and 2 World Series (2014,2018). [1] [5] [6] [7] He also umpired in the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. [8]
Reynolds was the third base umpire for Rickey Henderson's 3,000th hit on October 7,2001;that game was also Tony Gwynn's final MLB game. [9]
Reynolds was the second base umpire on May 29,2010,when Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history. [10]
Reynolds is married and graduated from South Catholic High School in Hartford,Connecticut. He played baseball at South Catholic under coach Tom DiFiore. Reynolds attended the University of Connecticut. [1] He has three sisters.[ citation needed ]
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 25 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four separate tenures with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed "The Man of Steal", he is widely regarded as baseball's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner. He holds MLB records for career stolen bases, runs, unintentional walks and leadoff home runs. At the time of his last major league game in 2003, the ten-time American League (AL) All-Star ranked among the sport's top 100 all-time home run hitters and was its all-time leader in walks. In 2009, he was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot appearance.
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