Trevor Dannegger Named Cal Lg Umpire of Yr

The Class-A California League named Trevor Dannegger its Doug Harvey Award recipient for Umpire of the Year. The Cal League is one of two MiLB entities (the other being the rookie-class Appalachian League) to recognize its top umpire.

The award named for late Hall of Fame umpire Doug "God" Harvey, a Hall of Fame umpire who officiated in the California League before his National League career, has now been bestowed upon promising Cal League umpires for 10 seasons.

Trevor Dannegger accepts the Doug Harvey Award.

Doug Harvey Award Recipients, 2010-19

Year	Umpire Name
2019	Trevor Dannegger
2018	Darius Ghani
2017	Mike Rains
2016	Patrick Sharshel
2015	Reid Gibbs
2014	Sean Allen
2013	Ronnie Teague
2012	Chris Gonzalez
2011	Ryan Goodman
2010	Blake Davis

Cal League President Charlie Blaney's statement:

Congratulations to Trevor Dannegger for being the tenth recipient of the Doug Harvey Award. Trevor is a tremendous worker and is very approachable which managers and players love. We've been very honored to have him in our League this year. The Cal League sincerely thanks the family of Doug Harvey for lending his name once again to this prestigious award.

The California League inducted Doug Harvey into its local Hall of Fame in 2017, following Harvey's induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Harvey was born in South Gate, California and was the last big league umpire not to have attended umpire school.
Related Post: Doug Harvey Set for CAL League Hall of Fame Induction (6/16/17).