Tripp Gibson

Hal Howard Gibson III
(Tripp)

• Born August 5, 1981 in Mayfield, KY USA

Biographical Information

Tripp Gibson umpired his first major league game during the 2013 season when he worked as a fill-in umpire. He spent the entire 2014 season in the role, then was added to Major League Baseball's full-time umpiring staff before the 2015 season.

He worked Pool C games in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He was the home plate umpire in Game 4 of the 2022 World Series in which four pitchers for the Houston Astros combined to throw a no-hitter, only the second in World Series history.

His hometown of Mayfield, KY was devastated by a series of tornadoes in December 2021, causing over 70 deaths. After the storms, he immediately rushed back from his current residence in Seattle, WA to assist in the relief efforts.

Further Reading

• Anthony Castrovince: "Ump provides tornado relief in Ky. hometown", mlb.com, December 14, 2021. [1]

Related Sites

• Tripp Gibson on Retrosheet.org