Umpire D.J. Reyburn
Hope College alum D.J. Reyburn has been selected for the seven-man umpire crew for the 119th World Series, Major League Baseball announced today.
This is his first World Series assignment.
Game 1 between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks is on Friday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. at Texas. FOX is broadcasting the World Series.
Reyburn will be the home-plate umpire for Game 1. He is scheduled to rotate assignments throughout the remainder of the World Series.
A native of DeWitt, Michigan, Reyburn played baseball for four seasons and football for two seasons for the Flying Dutchmen. He graduated from Hope in 1999 with a degree in sociology.
Reyburn has worked full-time for MLB since 2014. He started his quest in January 2000 at umpire school and rose up through the minor leagues.
Since 2018, Reyburn has worked seven playoff series: two wild-card rounds, four division series and one league championship series. He also worked the 2019 MLB All-Star Game.
Reyburn is one of five umpires making their first World Series appearance.
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