The umpire who was at the center of an infield fly dispute during the 2012 National League wild-card game between the Braves and Cardinals will be the crew chief when the Braves and Cardinals meet this week in the division series.
Major League Baseball announced the crew assignments on Monday for the first two rounds of the playoffs.
Sam Holbrook will head the six-man crew and be at second base when the Cardinals and Braves open the best-of-five NLDS at Atlanta on Thursday.
Seven years ago, Holbrook was the left field umpire at Turner Field when a popup by Andrelton Simmons in the eighth inning caused a commotion. With runners on first and second and one out, Holbrook called the infield fly rule — Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma drifted back and called for the ball but veered off at the last second, and it dropped in front of left fielder Matt Holliday.
Braves fans littered the field with debris and the game was delayed for 19 minutes. Atlanta didn't score in the inning and lost 6-3 in what turned out to be Chipper Jones' last game.
The Braves filed a protest, which MLB executive Joe Torre immediately denied.
Holbrook's crew for the NLDS that begins Thursday at SunTrust Park includes Tom Hallion, Jim Wolf, Ed Hickox, Pat Hoberg and Alan Porter.
