Manny Gonzalez
| Manny Gonzalez | |
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 Gonzalez in 2012 |
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| Born | Manuel Augusto Gonzalez December 4, 1979 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | Venezuelan |
| Occupation | Umpire |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Employer | Major League Baseball |
Manuel Augusto "Manny" Gonzalez (born December 4, 1979) is a Major League Baseball umpire. Gonzalez made his major league umpiring debut on May 17, 2010, filling in for John Hirschbeck. He became the first Venezuelan Major League umpire in history. [1] He umpired in 11 games in 2010, and returned to the Majors in 2011, umpiring in 42 games before being hired to the full-time MLB staff in early 2013.[2][3]
References
- ^ ESPN story
- ^ Retrosheet
- ^ "MLB Hires Vic Carapazza, Porter, Gonzalez". Close Call Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
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