Salem native Meals retires as MLB Umpire

He worked two World Series in his career.

Thursday, January 19th 2023, 4:47 PM EST

Thursday, January 19th 2023, 5:06 PM EST

By Dana Balash

Major League Umpire and Salem native Jerry Meals has retired after 31 years.

He was a national league reserve umpire in the mid 90's and was elevated to a full time umpire in 1998.

Meals was promoted to crew chief in 2015 and worked the World Series in 2014 & 2020.

He's one of ten umpires who retired after the 2022 season.

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