Veteran Umpire Cuzzi Retires as MLB’s Oldest Official to Work Regular-Season Game
Working the Aug. 29, 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks game on his 70th birthday, Phil Cuzzi became the oldest umpire in MLB history.
Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejects hitting coach Alex Cintron of the Houston Astros in the sixth inning as they play the Baltimore Orioles at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas on Sept. 19, 2023. Bob Levey/Getty Images
Changing routine is difficult. When your profession requires you to live continuously out of a suitcase for seven months or longer each year, and be observed by tens of thousands of fanatic sports fans in many of the most modern stadiums, this unique experience could be difficult to shut off.
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
