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Encyclopedia > Brian Gorman

Brian Gorman (born June 11, 1959 in Whitestone, Queens, New York City) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. After working in the National League from 1991 to 1999, he has umpired in both leagues since 2000. He is the son of Tom Gorman, who served as an NL umpire from 1951 to 1976.


After graduating from the University of Delaware, he began umpiring in the minor leagues in 1982, eventually reaching the American Association before being promoted to the NL. He officiated in the World Series in 2004, and in the All_Star Game in 1998. He has also umpired in the 2002 American League Championship Series, and in six Division Series (5 of them in the NL).


External link

  • Major League profile (http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/team/mlb_team_umpires_bio.jsp?id=2430)



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Brian Gorman - definition of Brian Gorman in Encyclopedia (155 words)
Brian Gorman (born June 11, 1959 in Whitestone, Queens, New York City) is an umpire in Major League Baseball.
He is the son of Tom Gorman, who served as an NL umpire from 1951 to 1976.
After graduating from the University of Delaware, he began umpiring in the minor leagues in 1982, eventually reaching the American Association before being promoted to the NL.
Sports Betting and Gambling Odds Online (300 words)
Brian Gorman followed in his father's footsteps, graduating from the Wendelstedt Umpire School in 1982.
Gorman calls a strike zone wide enough to drive a Humvee through – 63.5 percent of the pitches he sees are called strikes.
Gorman is behind home plate for today's matchup at Camden Yards between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles. Oddsmakers have the Jays as -160 favorites, and the 'total' is set at 10.
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