Adam Hamari, a graduate of Marquette Senior High School and Northern Michigan University who now lives in Colorado, will be one of seven Major League Baseball umpires selected to work in the series that continues with Game 2 at 8 p.m. today in Toronto.

The series between the Blue Jays of the American League and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League shifts to Southern California for Games 3, 4 and 5 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. All seven games of the series start at 8 p.m. EDT.

Game 5 in L.A. and Games 6 and 7 back in Toronto on Friday and next Saturday will only be played if needed to get one of the teams to a fourth win.

Though only six umpires work each game, there are seven umpires on the crew — enough so each will be behind home plate one time even if the series goes the maximum seven games. The seventh umpire is in reserve as a rest night before he takes his turn behind home plate.

With Marquette native and Major League umpire Adam Hamari getting a close look at top right, Boston Red Sox shortstop Ceddanne Rafaela, lower right, tags out the Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz at second base tyring to stretch a single into a double on May 20, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP file photo)

Hamari was scheduled to work in left field on Friday, then move to third base tonight, second base on Monday, first base on Tuesday and be the reserve on Wednesday, according to a news release distributed by Major League Baseball.

Hamari would then move into position as home plate umpire if there is a Game 6 on Friday, going to right field in a Game 7.

He also worked in the second round of this year’s MLB playoffs, the divisional series round when the teams that received first-round byes first played in a best-of-5 series. Actually, eight of the nine umpires involved in the World Series worked the divisional round this postseason.

Hamari worked in the New York Yankees-Toronto series, and started out right away as the home plate umpire in Game 1 on Oct. 4 when the Blue Jays prevailed 10-1.

He also worked last year’s AL Divisional Series between the Yankees and Kansas City Royals, along with the 2023 AL Wild Card round between Toronto and the Minnesota Twins.

In all, Hamari has worked two league championship series, the level of playoffs just before the World Series, three divisional series and four wild card rounds, according to MLB.

After becoming a minor league umpire, he got his first taste of the MLB in 2012 in a spring training game, and worked numerous major league games as a part-time MLB substitute through 2016.

Then in 2017, he was promoted to full-time status in the majors, where he has been since.

Wearing No. 78 on his upper sleeve, he has had worked some notable games, including as home plate umpire when the San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum pitched a no-hitter in 2014, and the same year behind home plate for Derek Jeter’s final home game as a Yankee.

Hamari, 42, who now lives with his wife Deanna and sons Trayce and Hudson in Colorado, is one of four umpires making his World Series debut.

The other members of his crew making their Fall Classic debuts are Adrian Johnson, Will Little and John Tumpane. Like Hamari, they all have league championship, divisional and wild card series experience.

At the other end of the experience level is crew chief Mark Wegner, who has more than 25 years in the majors and has worked World Series in 2013 and 2017, though this will be his first as a crew chief.

Alan Porter is also in his third Series, the previous ones in 2019 and 2022, while Jordan Baker makes his second Fall Classic appearance after doing so in 2022.

Two more umpires involved in the World Series won’t normally be seen by the public — the video crew who look at replays to review close and/or challenged calls. They are Dan Iassogna and Jeremie Rehak.

Iassogna, Porter and Johnson were crew chiefs during the regular season.

During the regular season, Hamari worked on Crew M, according to the websites Close Call Sports at www.closecallsports.com and Steve Orinick’s site Steve The Ump at www.stevetheump.com, working with crew chief Todd Tichenor along with Hunter Wendelstedt and Nestor Ceja.

Story contents based on information received from The Associated Press, Major League Baseball, Close Call Sports and Steve The Ump. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.