Brian Runge went on a hiatus from umpiring from the middle of July 2009 until September 20,2009, for an undisclosed reason.
18 Facts About Brian Runge
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Brian Runge returned to the field on September 21,2009, in Milwaukee to work home plate in a game between the Brewers and the Chicago Cubs.
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Brian Runge was on an extended hiatus from umpiring, from August 30,2012 to July 2,2013.
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Brian Runge missed the last month of the 2012 season because of a knee injury.
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The cause of this extended absence was unknown until it was reported on July 2,2013, that Brian Runge had been fired for multiple failed drug tests.
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In September 2007, Brian Runge was part of an incident involving then Padres outfielder Milton Bradley and first base umpire Mike Winters.
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Brian Runge denied that Winters had told him this, but when Bradley came to the plate in the 8th inning, Brian Runge did ask Bradley about the bat flip.
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Brian Runge was ejected from the game by Winters, who was given a suspension through the rest of the regular season.
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When Mets manager Jerry Manuel came out to argue, Brian Runge appeared to bump Manuel in the chest, before ejecting both Manuel and Beltran.
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On September 26,2009, Brian Runge called Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners out on strikes.
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On June 28,2007, Brian Runge was at third base when Toronto Blue Jay Frank Thomas hit his 500th career home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher Carlos Silva.
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On Wednesday, September 3,2008, Brian Runge was the third-base umpire when Alex Rodriguez hit his 549th home run that bounced off a catwalk behind the left field foul pole at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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On July 10,2009, Brian Runge was behind the plate for San Francisco Giants pitcher, Jonathan Sanchez's no-hitter.
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Brian Runge made a dramatic called third strike to end the game.
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Brian Runge served as home plate umpire for White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber's perfect game on April 21,2012, at Safeco Field, and the combined no-hitter of Seattle Mariners pitcher Kevin Millwood and five relievers on June 8,2012, at Safeco Field, becoming the 10th Major League umpire to call balls and strikes for multiple no-hitters in the same season.
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Brian Runge was a member of the umpiring crew for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game on July 10.
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On June 9,2013, a rumor began to circulate that Brian Runge would be removed from the MLB umpiring staff and be replaced by Triple-A fill-in umpire Chris Conroy.
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Less than one week later, Brian Runge was released from Major League Baseball, reportedly due to undisclosed violations of the MLB Drug Policy.