Jon Stephen Byrne (born 23 June 1983) is an Australian former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his debut on 16 May 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]
| Jon Byrne | |
|---|---|
| Born: 23 June 1983 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| debut | |
| 16 May 2014[1] |
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).[citation needed] 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][5] In 2015, Byrne worked MLB spring training games, but did not umpire any regular season games; he was released by MiLB after the season.[citation needed]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 2". Retrosheet. 16 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Major League Umpiring Debut: Jon Byrne (59)". closecallsports.com. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Joe Quinn Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Joe Quinn". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Jon Byrne". Retrosheet. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
Further reading edit
- Page, Elizabeth (16 May 2014). "Byrne becomes first Aussie ump in MLB". Australian Baseball League.
External links edit
- "Jon Byrne". closecallsports.com.
- Photo via Getty Images