Mark Ripperger

Mark Anthony Ripperger (born August 6, 1980) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his Major League umpiring debut on September 30, 2010. After Ripperger served as a minor–league replacement umpire, he was promoted to full–time status prior to the 2015 season.^[1] His uniform number is 90. On April 10, 2025, in a game between the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals, Ripperger became just the second umpire to record a 'perfect game' since Umpire Scorecards began tracking games, calling all 136 taken pitches correctly. ^[2]

Mark Ripperger
MLB – No. 90
Umpire
Born: (1980-08-06) August 6, 1980 (age 44) Escondido, California, U.S.
MLB debut
September 30, 2010
Crew information
Umpiring crew	S
Crew members	#19 Vic Carapazza (crew chief) #90 Mark Ripperger #59 Nic Lentz #48 Nick Mahrley
Career highlights and awards
Special assignments World Series (2024) League Championship Series (2023) Division Series (2022, 2024) Wild Card Games/Series (2020, 2023) All-Star Game (2022) MLB Little League Classic (2018) World Baseball Classic Qualifiers (2012) Worked the plate for Mike Fiers of the Oakland A's no hitter against the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, 2019. Called a perfect game on April 10, 2025.

See also

• Biography portal
• Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation)