TORONTO -- Mark Wegner will be the World Series umpire crew chief for the first time, joined by Jordan Baker, Adam Hamari, Adrian Johnson, Will Little, Alan Porter and John Tumpane for the matchup between the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays .

Hamari, Johnson, Little and Tumpane will be making their World Series debuts as part of the crew that MLB announced Thursday.

Wegner, a 53-year-old who umpired his first big league game in 1998, also worked the Series in 2013 and 2017, when he was behind the plate for the Houston Astros ' Game 7 win over the Dodgers. Porter, 47, will be working his third Series after 2019 and 2022, and Baker, 43, his second following 2022.

Little will be behind the plate for Friday's opener in Toronto, with Wegner at first base, T

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