Daniel James Reyburn (born October 13, 1976) is an American

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. He wore uniform number 70 when he first came up to MLB, then changed to number 17 starting with the 2018 season, two years after the retirement of

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, who previously wore #17.

Early life and education

Reyburn played center field for the

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Flying Dutchmen and graduated in December 1999 with a bachelor's degree in Sociology. In January 2000, he enrolled at the umpire school in Florida and graduated after five weeks of training.

Umpiring career

Reyburn has been an umpire in the

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(2002),

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(2003), Eastern League (2004–2005) and

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(2006–2009). He has served as an MLB call-up umpire in and . He worked the Taiwan qualifier of the

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in November 2012.Roster: World Baseball Classic Qualifiers 3 & 4
" ''Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League''. November 17, 2012. Reyburn was umpiring in the Dominican League in 2009-2010 when he became the center of media attention on January 16. He ejected Licey Tigers catcher Ronny Paulino for arguing balls and strikes, then was attacked by Licey manager José Offerman. Offerman had to be removed by the

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and was banned for 3 years from the Dominican League for the assault.

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External links

MLB.com

1976 births Living people Players of American football from Grand Rapids, Michigan Hope College alumni Hope Flying Dutchmen baseball players Hope Flying Dutchmen football players Major League Baseball umpires Baseball players from Grand Rapids, Michigan {{US-baseball-umpire-stub

Early life and education

Umpiring career

See also

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