Wegner has umpired in 11
Division Series (
2003,
2004,
2005,
2008,
2009,
2012,
2013,
2017,
2019,
2020,
2025), five
League Championship Series (
2007,
2014,
2015,
2016,
2018), and two
World Baseball Classics (
2009,
2013). He also officiated in the
2008 All-Star Game, the
2014 and
2018 National League Wild Card Games, and the
2013 World Series, the
2017 World Series, and recently the
2025 World Series for which he served as crew chief. Wegner wears uniform number 14, and previously wore uniform number 47. For the 2018 regular season he was found to be a Top 10 performing home plate umpire in terms of accuracy in calling balls and strikes. His error rate was 7.28 percent. This was based on a study conducted at Boston University where 372,442 pitches were culled and analyzed.
Controversy On June 2, 2007, Wegner was involved in a heated argument with
Chicago Cubs manager
Lou Piniella. After Wegner ruled that
Ángel Pagán was out at third on an attempted steal, Piniella, who later acknowledged the call was correct, stormed out of the dugout, threw his hat down, and started kicking dirt on Wegner. Piniella was ejected and given a four-game suspension and he later apologized to Wegner.
Notable games On June 28, 2007, Wegner was behind the plate when
Toronto Blue Jay Frank Thomas hit his 500th career home run off
Minnesota Twins pitcher
Carlos Silva. Later in the game, Thomas was ejected by Wegner for arguing balls and strikes. Toronto manager
John Gibbons was thrown out of the game as well. Wegner umpired at third base on the game where
Randy Johnson won his
300th career game on June 4, 2009. On May 30, 2012, Wegner was the target of
Chicago White Sox announcer
Ken Harrelson for ejecting pitcher
Jose Quintana. Harrelson claimed Wegner "knew nothing about the game of baseball". Those comments drew much ire from Major League Baseball, and Harrelson apologized for those comments. Wegner worked his first career
no-hitter on July 13, 2013, calling balls and strikes for
Tim Lincecum's 148-pitch performance against the
San Diego Padres. Replays indicate Wegner called Lincecum to the tune of 97.9% accuracy, missing just two pitches. On November 1, 2017, Wegner was behind home plate for Game 7 of the World Series, which was won by the
Houston Astros by a score of 51 over the host
Los Angeles Dodgers. Prior to the start of the 2018 season, Wegner was promoted to crew chief. ==Personal life==