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MLB Reveals Umpire Crews for 2026 LCS

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MLB Reveals Umpire Crews for 2026 LCS

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MLB named Bill Miller crew chief for the Guardians-Rays ALCS and Mark Wegner crew chief for the Dodgers-Brewers NLCS. Miller will work his 10th League Championship Series and enters the postseason with 126 playoff games umpired, while Wegner is set for his sixth LCS after serving as crew chief in last year’s World Series. Edwin Moscoso is assigned to home plate for Game 1 of the NLCS, and Nestor Ceja for Game 1 of the ALCS; both are working an LCS for the first time.

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Phillies champion Bob Boone dies at 78

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Bob Boone, a seven-time Gold Glove catcher who helped the Philadelphia Phillies win the 1980 World Series and later managed the Royals and Reds, has died at 78. The father of Yankees manager Aaron Boone, he was part of MLB’s first family to reach the majors across three generations.

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