About Todd Tichenor
Todd Frederick Tichenor (born December 15, 1976) is an American professional baseball umpire. He became a Major League Baseball reserve umpire in 2007 and was promoted to the full-time MLB staff in 2012. He wore number 97 until the 2014 season, when he switched to number 13 (formerly worn by Derryl Cousins). In January 2012, Tichenor was hired full-time by MLB to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Bill Hohn. Tichenor has worked in both the American League and National League since 2007. Tichenor began the 2007 season as a minor league call-up umpire, working spring training and getting called up to the majors. Tichenor worked 58 major league games in that year.
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