Michael Edward Vanvleet (born 1970) is an American former baseball umpire. Vanvleet umpired in Major League Baseball between 2000 and 2002.
Mike Vanvleet | |
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| Born | September 23, 1970 |
| Occupation | Umpire |
| Years active | 2000–2002 |
| Employer | Major League Baseball |
Minor league umpiring
editVanvleet worked in the Midwest League in 1995 and 1996.[1][2] While working in the International League in 2001, Vanvleet discovered the corked bat of Jose Guillen while the major leaguer was playing in a rehabilitation assignment with the Durham Bulls.[3]
Major league career
editVanvleet umpired a full MLB season in 2000, then appeared sporadically for the next two seasons. He umpired his last major league game on August 25, 2002.[4] Vanvleet was the plate umpire for Mark McGwire's 548th career home run, which tied McGwire for seventh on the all-time career home run list.[5]
Personal life
editVanvleet married Rosana Reboucas in 2010.[6] He works in a human resources role for Stryker Corporation, a medical device company.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Dinda, Joel. "1995 Midwest League Teams - MWLguide.com". Mwlguide.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Dinda, Joel. "1996 Midwest League Teams - MWLguide.com". Mwlguide.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Guillen Suspended for Using Corked Bat". Lawrence Journal-World. June 15, 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "Retrosheet: Mike Vanvleet". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "548 and Counting". Lawrence Journal-World. June 23, 2000. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "Vital statistics: Kalamazoo area births and deaths for July 20, 2010". Mlive.com. 20 July 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "Targeting, Sales and Marketing Intelligence Software Solutions". InsideView.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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