Jon Byrne

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]

Jon Byrne
Born: (1983-06-23) June 23, 1983
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
debut
May 16, 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).[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
  1. "Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 2". Retrosheet. May 16, 2014.
  2. "Major League Umpiring Debut: Jon Byrne (59)". closecallsports.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. "Joe Quinn Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. "Joe Quinn". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. "Jon Byrne". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  6. "Jon Byrne". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

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