Fieldin Culbreth
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March 16, 1963 Inman, South Carolina |
| MLB debut | August 13, 1993 |
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Fieldin Henry Culbreth III (born March 16, 1963) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He umpired in his first MLB game in 1993 and became an American League (AL) staff member in 1999 (MLB merged its two umpire staffs into one the following year).
Culbreth has umpired in five Division Series, six League Championship Series, two World Series and one All-Star Game, as well as the National League's single-game playoff in 2007. He was one of the umpires when a Tampa Bay Rays pitcher threw a no-hitter for the first time in team history, and he was behind the plate when the New York Mets achieved the same distinction. Prior to the 2013 Major League Baseball season, Culbreth, Ted Barrett and Jim Joyce became crew chiefs after the retirements of Ed Rapuano, Tim Tschida and Derryl Cousins.
Culbreth has umpired in the American League Division Series in 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2014; and the National League Division Series in 2004 and 2008. He officiated in the American League Championship Series in 2000, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and the National League Championship Series in 2003 and 2006. Culbreth umpired in the World Series in 2008 and 2012. Culbreth has officiated in 67 postseason games through the 2012 season, being the plate umpire for 11 of those contests. He was also a member of the crew for the 2006 MLB All-Star Game in Pittsburgh. The American League defeated the National League, 3–2.
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