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Bill Miller and Mark Wegner will be LCS umpire crew chiefs
Miller will work his 10th LCS and Wegner his sixth as MLB named seven-man crews and replay umpires for both championship series.
- Major League Baseball announced the 2026 League Championship Series umpire crews on Sunday, naming Bill Miller as American League crew chief and Mark Wegner as National League crew chief.
- Miller, 59, will umpire his 10th League Championship Series, tying for third-most in MLB history, while Wegner, 54, enters his sixth LCS after serving as crew chief for last year's World Series.
- Wegner's National League crew features Ryan Additon, Edwin Moscoso, Alan Porter, David Rackley, Chris Segal, and John Tumpane, while Miller's American League team includes Jordan Baker, Nestor Ceja, Chad Fairchild, Adam Hamari, Mark Ripperger, and Carlos Torres; Moscoso and Ceja will work the LCS for the first time.
- Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night in Milwaukee features Moscoso behind the plate, while Ceja handles home-plate duties for Monday's American League Championship Series opener in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Seven-Man crews will work each series, with one umpire off each game, while replay umpires Erich Bacchus, Lance Barkdale, and Adam Beck support the games from MLB's office in New York.
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Umpires announced for League Championship Series
Major League Baseball today announced the Major League Umpires who have been assigned to the 2026 League Championship Series. Mark Wegner will be the crew chief for the NLCS, which begins tonight between the host Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers at 8:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (CT) on FOX,
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