CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Parkland College alum and former Cobra star Mark Carlson has been selected as umpire crew chief for the 2024 World Series.
The former Parkland Cobra catcher and current Major League Baseball umpire is in his 25th season. He entered the Parkland College 2016 Hall of Fame. Carlson was appointed a crew chief for the 2021 season.
Carson graduated from Joliet West High School before enrolling at Parkland College in 1987, where he was a catcher for the Cobras Baseball team. He was named the Chicago Hit & Pitch Club’s Umpire of the Year in 2003.
In 2004 he established Mark Carlson’s Care, a nonprofit organization designed to help children in need. In the off season, he also works with charities such as the Will County Old Timers’ Association and the Umps Care charities.