Mark Carlson will be the head umpire for the World Series, with Andy Fletcher, Mark Ripperger, and Carlos Torres making their first appearances in the Fall Classic.
Torres, who is 46 and started his big league career in 2015, will be the home plate umpire for the first game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium, as announced by Major League Baseball on Thursday.
Carlson, aged 55, made his major league debut in 1999 and is officiating in the Series for the third time, having done so in 2015 and 2020. He will be at first base for Game 1 on Friday night, alongside Doug Eddings at second base, Ripperger at third, Chad Fairchild in left field, and Todd Tichenor in right field. Fletcher will be the reserve umpire.
This marks the second World Series for Eddings, who is 56, after his appearance in 2019; for Fairchild, who is 53, after 2018; and for Tichenor, who is 47, after 2020. Eddings made his big league debut in 1998, Fairchild in 2004, and Tichenor in 2007.
Fletcher will be the home plate umpire for Game 2, followed by Carlson, Eddings, Ripperger, Fairchild, and Tichenor in Game 7.
Tichenor will be the crew chief for the second game, while Carlson will serve as a reserve. Fletcher, who is 57, started in 1999, and Ripperger, 44, began in 2010.
Ripperger had a 94.8% accuracy rate behind the plate during the season, as reported by umpscorecards.com. Tichenor had 94.4%, Torres 94.2%, Fairchild 93.8%, Carlson 93.6%, Eddings 93.4%, and Fletcher 93.1%.
Cory Blaser and James Hoye will handle video review at the replay operations center in New York. All nine umpires worked in the Division Series.
