Bruce Dreckman

1 – Bruce Dreckman
Dreckman in 2013
Born	(1970-08-07) August 7, 1970 (age 46) Le Mars, Iowa
MLB debut	April 5, 1996
Umpiring crew
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Crew members
Mike Everitt (umpire) (crew chief) Bill Welke Bruce Dreckman Jordan Baker (umpire)
Career highlights and awards
Special Assignments All-Star Game (2010) Division Series (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011) League Championship Series (2009, 2013) World Baseball Classic (2009) Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series (2006)

Bruce Michael Dreckman (born August 7, 1970) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears number 1.

Dreckman began his career in 1996 as a National League umpire, but has umpired in both Major Leagues since 2002. Prior to reaching the MLB, Dreckman umpired in the Appalachian League, Midwest League, Carolina League, Southern League, and American Association. Dreckman has worked the 2004, 2005, 2010, and 2011 National League Division Series, the 2009 and 2013 National League Championship Series, and the 2010 All-Star Game.

Dreckman was among the 54 umpires who were part of the 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, a labor negotiating tactic that backfired when the major leagues accepted 22 of the resignations (and allowed others to be rescinded). Dreckman was among those who lost his job, and did not return to the major league diamond as an arbiter until being rehired in 2002.