John Tumpane


John Francis Tumpane is a Major League Baseball umpire wearing number 74. 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. Tumpane has ejected 23 individuals in his MLB umpiring career.

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.
On October 3, 2017, he was the right field umpire for the 2017 American League Wild Card Game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees.
On May 4, 2018, he was the home plate umpire for Walker Buehler, Tony Cingrani, Yimi Garcia, and Adam Liberatore's of the Los Angeles Dodgers combined no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.
In 2018, he was assigned to the 2018 National League Division Series between the Colorado Rockies and the Milwaukee Brewers.
In 2019, he was assigned to the 2019 American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and the Tampa Bay Rays. He worked home plate in game 1 of the series.

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.