{
  "id": 13745117,
  "title": "Bill Miller and Mark Wegner will be LCS umpire crew chiefs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/bill-miller-and-mark-wegner-will-be-lcs-umpire-crew-chiefs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T15:38:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bill-miller-mark-wegner-lcs-153804080.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bill Miller, 59, will make his 10th appearance as a League Championship Series (LCS) umpire and serve as a crew chief for the American League Championship Series. Miller, who made his big league debut in 1997, has 126 career postseason games, placing him second among active umpires. Miller's 10 LCS appearances tie him with Bruce Froemming, Gerry Davis and Mark Wegner for the third-most in LCS history, behind Jerry Crawford. Edwin Moscoso and Nestor Ceja will be making their LCS debuts, with Miller and Wegner leading their respective crew chiefs for the upcoming ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Miller will umpire his 10th League Championship Series and be joined as an LCS crew chief by Mark Wegner.Miller, 59, made his big league debut in 1997 and enters the American League Championship Series with 126 career postseason games, second among active umpires to Alfonso Márquez’s 130.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bill Miller umpiring in 10th LCS, American League crew chief",
    "Edwin Moscoso and Nestor Ceja making LCS debuts",
    "Miller and Wegner lead crew chiefs for upcoming ALCS"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Bill Miller and Mark Wegner will be LCS umpire crew chiefs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/bill-miller-and-mark-wegner-will-be-lcs-umpire-crew-chiefs-13747005",
        "published": "2026-10-11T15:39:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}