Twin Brothers Ump Big League Games Together for the First Time
Twin brothers Austin and Tyler Jones worked the basepaths together as MLB umpires for the first time, a rare assignment for the rookie pair.
- On Wednesday, identical twin umpires Austin Jones and Tyler Jones officiated both games of a doubleheader between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
- A doubleheader scheduling change created the opportunity for the brothers, who are both Triple-A call-up umpires, to work together at the major league level for the first time.
- According to Ump Scorecards, Tyler maintains 94.5% accuracy for the 2026 season while Austin holds 94.4% accuracy, ranking both brothers as above-average umpires.
- The twins swapped positions between first and second base during the games, with uniform numbers serving as the only clear distinction between the identical brothers.
- Joining a small group of umpiring families in major league history, the Jones twins follow father-son duos like Harry and Hunter Wendelstedt and brothers John and Mark Hirschbeck.
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Twins umpire MLB games together
Tyler Jones umpired the first game of this week’s series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles and was napping the next day when his brother Austin called and told him that the middle game of the series was rained out.A doubleheader on Wednesday meant that Austin Jones — who in add
Twin Brothers Umpire in Blue Jays-Orioles Game
It’s not often that twin brothers rise to the top of the same profession and get to do their gig side by side. That’s what’s happening in the world of Major League Baseball umpires on Wednesday. Austin Jones and Tyler Jones (pictured above) are both on the crew for the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore […]
A twin bill with twin umpires! Austin and Tyler Jones make MLB history
BALTIMORE -- If you were watching any of the Blue Jays-Orioles doubleheader at Camden Yards on Wednesday and thought the umpires stationed at first and second base looked quite similar -- almost like they could be doppelgangers -- well, there was a reason for that. Austin and Tyler Jones were
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