LOS ANGELES — Veteran umpire Gary Cederstrom is the crew chief of the umpiring crew for the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and Cubs, Major League Baseball announced on Saturday.
The Dodgers and Cubs begin the 2016 NLCS on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago, with Game 1 slated to start at 5:08 p.m. PT.
Cederstrom has been a major league umpire since 1989, and this will be his seventh League Championship Series. He has also worked three World Series, seven Division Series and a pair of Wild Card Games. He was also the crew chief for the 2015 NLDS between the Dodgers and Mets.