{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1974)}} {{for|the professional wrestler once known by this name|Roy Bevis}} {{for|the American economist|Brian Knight (economist)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | number = 91 | name = Brian Knight | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|02|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Helena, Montana, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | image = Brian Knight calls out Derrek Lee.jpg | width = | caption = Knight in 2011 | team = | position = Umpire | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = May 7 | debutyear = 2001 | finalleague = MLB | finaldate = June 26 | finalyear = 2024 | umpirecrew = | crewchief = | crew2 = | crew3 = | crew4 = | highlights = Special Assignments *Wild Card Games/Series (2013, 2020, 2022) *Division Series (2014, 2015, 2021, 2023) *League Championship Series (2022) *World Series (2023) *All-Star Game (2012) *World Baseball Classic (2006, 2013, 2017) | hofdate = | hofvote = | hofmethod = }} '''Brian Michael Knight''' (born October 2, 1974) is an American former professional baseball umpire. He worked as a full-time Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire from 2011 until his retirement in 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Charlie Ramos promoted to Major League staff |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-charlie-ramos-promoted-to-major-league-staff |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> He wore uniform number 91.
==Umpiring career== From 2001 to 2010, Knight was a minor league umpire who substituted as needed in the major leagues.<ref name=MLB>{{cite web |title= Brian Knight - 91 |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=knight_brian |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=August 30, 2011}}</ref><ref name=Retrosheet>{{cite web |title=Brian Knight |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pknigb901.htm |work=Retrosheet.org |publisher=Retrosheet |access-date=August 30, 2011}}</ref> His minor league service included the Pioneer, Midwest, Florida State, Southern, and Pacific Coast Leagues. He umpired the Tokyo in 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Knight umpired in the 2012 All-Star Game and the 2013 American League Wild Card Game, serving as the right field umpire under the tutelage of crew chief Gerry Davis on both occasions.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/allstar12/story/_/id/8126156/2012-mlb-all-star-game-gerry-davis-named-plate-ump Gerry Davis named home plate ump] ESPN.com. Retrieved July 3, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.closecallsports.com/2013/09/roster-2013-tiebreaker-wild-card-games.html Roster: 2013 Tiebreaker, Wild Card Games & Division Series] Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. Retrieved October 3, 2013</ref> Knight's first postseason game, the 2013 AL Wild Card, was played on his 39th birthday.<ref>[https://twitter.com/UmpireEjections/status/385469235448672256 Happy birthday...] @UmpireEjections/Twitter.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013</ref> Knight has also umpired in three Division Series (2014, 2015, 2021).
On August 1, 2025, MLB announced the retirement of Knight due to injuries, and the promotion of Charlie Ramos to the full time umpiring staff.<ref name=":0" />
==Notable games== Knight was the home plate umpire for Jon Lester's no-hitter in 2008, and Josh Beckett's in 2014.<ref name="MLB"/>
On April 18, 2015, he was hit in the face by a pitch by Blake Treinen in a game between the Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies. The 96 MPH fastball was missed by Jose Lobaton and knocked him to the ground.<ref name=USA>{{cite web|last1=Schwartz|first1=Nick|title=Umpire leaves game after being hit in the face by 96 mph pitch|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/umpire-leaves-game-after-being-hit-in-the-face-by-96-mile-per-hour-pitch|publisher=USA Today|access-date=April 18, 2015|date=April 18, 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== Knight attended Capital High School in Helena, Montana and William Jewell College before enrolling in umpire school in 1995.<ref name="MLB"/>
== See also == {{Portal|Baseball}} * List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation)
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==External links== *[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=knight_brian Major League profile] *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pknigb901.htm Retrosheet]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, Brian}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:William Jewell College alumni Category:Major League Baseball umpires Category:Sportspeople from Helena, Montana