Christopher Patrick Conroy (born July 22, 1974) is an American

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(MLB)

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. He made his

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debut on September 29, 2010. His uniform number is 98. Conroy was officially added to the full-time staff of MLB umpires on June 14, 2013, replacing Brian Runge. He was promoted to crew chief in 2023.

Career

Conroy was the first base umpire on August 24, 2012, when Adrián Beltré of the Texas Rangers

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against the

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. He was the first base umpire on September 28, 2012, when Homer Bailey of the

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no-hit the

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

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1974 births Living people Major League Baseball umpires People from North Adams, Massachusetts Baseball people from Massachusetts Sportspeople from Berkshire County, Massachusetts {{Baseball-umpire-stub

Career

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