Jeff Nelson (umpire)
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Jeffrey Brian Nelson
- Height 6' 2", Weight 196 lb.
- School Bethel University
- Born June 1, 1965 in St. Paul, MN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Jeff Nelson has been a Major League umpire since 1997, when he became a member of the National League umpiring staff. He became a regular crew member two years later. He attended the Joe Brinkman Umpiring School, graduating in 1989. He later served as an umpiring instructor at the school and at academies organized by Major League Baseball. He missed part of the 2007 season.
Nelson has umpired in both the 2005 and 2009 World Series. He was in right field for Game 3 of the 2009 Series, when instant replay was used for the first time in the Fall Classic to determine whether a ball was a home run: Alex Rodriguez had hit a fly ball into the right field corner that appeared to hit the top of the fence and bounce back on the field. Nelson originally ruled a double, but when the video was reviewed, it showed that the ball had hit a camera in the first row of the stands, giving Rodriguez a home run. Nelson has umpired a number of other postseason series, as well as the 2006 All-Star Game.
He is the Treasurer (Vice-President) of the World Umpires Association, the Umpires' union. He is not to be confused with relief pitcher Jeff Nelson, who was active when he began umpiring in the majors.
