Chris Conroy

98 – Chris Conroy

Conroy in 2014
Born (1974-07-22) July 22, 1974
North Adams, Massachusetts
MLB debut September 29, 2010
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Career highlights and awards

Christopher Patrick Conroy (born July 22, 1974) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his MLB debut on September 29, 2010.[1] His uniform number is 98.[2] Conroy was officially promoted to the full-time staff of MLB umpires on June 14, 2013, replacing Brian Runge.[3] At the time of his appointment, Conroy had worked 165 games at the Major League level.[4]

Notable games

Conroy was the first base umpire on August 24, 2012, when Adrián Beltré of the Texas Rangers hit for the cycle against the Minnesota Twins.[5]

He was the first base umpire on September 28, 2012, when Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates.[6]

Conroy served as one of three MLB umpire representatives for the November 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[7]

On September 3, 2015 in a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, Conroy failed to invoke the neighborhood play,[8] ruling Justin Upton safe at second in the sixth inning and subsequently drew the ire of Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.[9][10] Upton later came around to score the first run of a six run rally, helping the Padres to a 10–7 win.

On June 26, 2016, Conroy was the home plate umpire in a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Conroy called Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen out on strikes. McCutchen, who had protested other pitches during the course of the game, threw his bat upon Conroy's called strikeout of him, and was ejected for the first time in his career.[11][12] Following the conclusion of the game, the Pirates sent video evidence to the league office for Major League Baseball to review.[13]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Chris Conroy Retrosheet.org. Retrieved 1 July 2012
  2. ↑ Umpires:Roster MLB.com. Retrieved 1 July 2012
  3. ↑ Chris Conroy appointed to Umpiring Staff. Retrieved 15 June 2013
  4. ↑ MLB Promotes Chris Conroy to Umpiring Staff. Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. June 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Rangers' Matt Harrison wins 15th; Adrian Beltre hits for cycle ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012
  6. ↑ "Reds' Homer Bailey throws no-hitter against Pirates". ESPN. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  7. ↑ Imber, Gil (November 11, 2014). "Roster: 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series". Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League.
  8. ↑ Perry, Dayn (September 4, 2015). "Justin Upton is safe, but even Justin Upton thinks Justin Upton is out". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ Denomme, Ian (September 4, 2015). "Controversial call on neighborhood play prompts Dodgers collapse". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hernandez, Dylan (September 3, 2015). "Dodgers' Mat Latos encounters early trouble; rotation spot in jeopardy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ Nesbitt, Stephen J. (June 27, 2016). "McCutchen on first career ejection: 'I don't want to feel like I'm being stepped over'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ Biertempfel, Rob (June 27, 2016). "No more Mr. Nice Guy? Fed-up McCutchen embraces 1st ejection". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ Brink, Bill (June 26, 2016). "Pirates notebook: Front office will contact MLB about McCutchen ejection". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 3, 2016.


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