Highlights
- Alan Porter will serve as crew chief and home plate umpire for Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia.
- Porter, born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, has umpired three World Series: 2019, 2022, and 2025.
- Porter made his MLB debut April 5, 2010, becoming one of only 11 Black umpires to reach the major leagues at that time.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks feed carried the announcement, though no D-backs player or personnel is named in the selection.
Alan Porter will serve as crew chief and call balls and strikes for Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia, according to ESPN.
Porter, a Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania native, returns to his home region for the assignment. He attended Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pennsylvania, before working his way through the minor leagues and earning his first major league game on April 5, 2010. The Little League organization profiled his path, noting he became one of only 11 Black umpires to reach the major leagues at that milestone.
Over a 17-year career, Porter has accumulated 52 ejections and worked three World Series: 2019, 2022, and 2025, according to Baseball Almanac.
The announcement arrived via the Arizona Diamondbacks' ESPN feed, though no D-backs player or staff member figures into the selection. The All-Star Game is scheduled for Tuesday in Philadelphia.
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- espn.com retrieved 09/07/2026 22:05
- baseball-almanac.com retrieved 09/07/2026 22:05
- littleleague.org retrieved 09/07/2026 22:05
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