Jon Byrne
| Jon Byrne | |
|---|---|
| Born: June 23, 1983 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| debut | |
| May 16, 2014[1] |
Jon Stephen Byrne (born June 23, 1983) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his debut on May 16, 2014, becoming the first MLB professional umpire to have been born in Australia.[2] Australian second baseman Joe Quinn had acted as a substitute umpire for two National League games; one each in 1894 and 1896.[3][4]
Byrne was an umpire primarily in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), working in the Midwest League (2006), Northwest League (2006), California League (2007), Eastern League (2008–2010), and International League (2011–2015).[5] During the 2014 season, he umpired nine MLB games (three as the home plate umpire); he wore number 59 and did not issue any ejections.[2][6] In 2015, Byrne worked MLB spring training games, but did not umpire any regular season games; he was released by MiLB after the season.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 2". Retrosheet. May 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Major League Umpiring Debut: Jon Byrne (59)". closecallsports.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Quinn Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Quinn". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Jon Byrne". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Jon Byrne". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
Further reading
- Page, Elizabeth (May 16, 2014). "Byrne becomes first Aussie ump in MLB". Australian Baseball League.
External links
- "Jon Byrne". closecallsports.com.
- "Jon Byrne". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Photo via Getty Images