Chris Segal

Chris Segal: Biography in Details

Who is Chris Segal?

Chris Segal is an American Baseball umpire. He is best known as an umpire of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Chris Segal: Rumor, Controversy

Chris Segal was struck in the head by the bat of Josh Donaldson in a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox on July 17, 2017. He made headlines by ejecting Brett Gardner of the New York Yankees for arguing ball and strikes from the dugout on August 9, 2019.

Chris Segal: Salary, Net Worth

The average salary of an MLB umpire is $350,000. As of 2024, His net worth is estimated to be $1-$5 million. We will update you as soon as we got the information.

Who are the parents of Chris Segal?

This umpire was born on July 13, 1982, in Falls Church, Virginia with the birth name Christopher Robert Segal.

There is no information about his father, mother, and siblings as he likes to keep his personal life far from the media.

As per his academics, he graduated from St.Mary’s College of Maryland. Segal belongs to the Jewish Descent.

Chris Segal: Early Career, Professional Life

Chris Segal served as a part-time MLB umpire since 2014. Earlier, he used to play catcher and outfield as a member of the St.Mary’s baseball team. Segal earned numerous awards throughout his career including the Capital Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, the Coache’s Award, and the St. Mary’s Athletic Director’s Award.

Chris Segal began his umpiring career during his college years. he worked variously in northern Virginia and St.Mary’s country.

Following graduation, he wasted little time starting his career and quickly enrolled in the Jim Evans Academy for professional umpiring in 2006. Afterward, he ascended to the Triple-A level and started to get evaluated by major league supervisors. Chris was invited to umpire the ‘Arizona Fall League’ and eventually was invited to work Spring Training in 2010.

In 2014, Chris Segal caught the attention of major league supervisors and was assigned a major league number to work as a call-up umpire. He worked his first MLB game as a call-up umpire on April 14, 2014. He also had the opportunity to umpire in three Dominican Republic for three months which was another awesome experience.

Six years later, a full-time MLB umpiring position opened up and Segal was awarded the major league number from a call-up list of 15 candidates, becoming one of 76 big league umpires. He is assigned a crew that will travel all over the country to work as a full-time MLB umpire.

This umpire and his crew will work approximately 120 games in the upcoming season.

How tall is Chris Segal?

Chris Segal has a height of 6 feet and weighs 91 kg. Likely, he has dark brown hair and green eyes.

Social Media Profile

Chris Segal is not active on social media including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He likes to spend his good times with his family rather than on social media.

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