Christopher Patrick Conroy (born July 22, 1974) is an American
Major League Baseball
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(MLB)
umpire
An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ...
. He made his
MLB debut on September 29, 2010. His uniform number is 98. Conroy was officially promoted to the full-time staff of MLB umpires on June 14, 2013, replacing
Brian Runge. At the time of his appointment, Conroy had worked 165 games at the Major League level.
Career
Conroy was the first base umpire on August 24, 2012, when
Adrián Beltré
Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. During his career, Beltré played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball. ...
of the
Texas Rangers hit for the cycle against the
Minnesota Twins
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.
He was the first base umpire on September 28, 2012, when
Homer Bailey
David Dewitt "Homer" Bailey Jr. (born May 3, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds from 2007 through 2018, the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics in 2019 ...
of the
Cincinnati Reds
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no-hit the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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.
Conroy served as one of three MLB umpire representatives for the November
2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball umpires
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References
1974 births
Living people
Major League Baseball umpires
People from North Adams, Massachusetts
Baseball people from Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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