Shane Livensparger
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| Shane Livensparger | |
|---|---|
| MLB – No. 43 | |
| Umpire | |
| Born: January 13, 1984 Bryan, Ohio, U.S. | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 10, 2017 | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Crew information | |
| Umpiring crew | A |
| Crew members |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Special assignments | |
Shane Alan Livensparger /ˈlɪvənˌspɑːrɡər/ (born January 13, 1984) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire who began his career in the Minor Leagues in 2009.[1][2] He was promoted to full time major league staff in 2023. He wears uniform number 43.[3][4]
Shane Alan Livensparger was born on January 13, 1984, to parents Tammy and K.C. in Bryan, Ohio.[2][5] During his childhood, the family relocated to Angola, Indiana, where he graduated from Angola High School in 2002. He began umpiring youth and senior league baseball after high school, and continued when he moved to Florida to attend Flagler College. While in college, he befriended minor league umpire Justin Vogel, who became one of his mentors, and worked high school and college baseball games.[5] He graduated in 2006.[3]
At some point prior to 2010, Livensparger's parents separated and his mother remarried.[5]
Umpiring career
Livensparger was one of 150 students in the 2009 class of the five week Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring, and one of only 25 to advance to the evaluation course.[5] In March 2009, he went on to a Professional Baseball Umpires Corp evaluation course with 50 others, and was one of 25 to pass.[5]
In 2010, his professional career started with the New York–Penn League.[5] In 2011, he was promoted to the South Atlantic League. In 2012, he was with the Florida State League. In 2013 and 2014, he was with the Southern League.[6] In 2015, he was with the International League. In 2015 and 2016, he was with the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (winter league). In 2017, he worked the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.[7]
On June 10, 2017, he made his MLB debut in a doubleheader between the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays.[8]
In 2023, he was promoted to the major leagues as a full-time umpire, after working 382 Major League games as a call-up umpire.[3][9][4]
