Hilario Grajeda (born September 2nd, 1967) is an American

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. He has been a referee in

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since 2004. His first match in MLS was a game between Dallas Burn and Kansas City Wizards in July 2004. On July 31, 2013, he was the first referee to try out the "Ref Cam" in a friendly game between

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and MLS All-Stars, a head-mounted camera that gives the fans the opportunity to see the game in the referee's point of view. After 2018, Grajeda transition to primarily performing the role of Video Assistant Referee.

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Honors

* MLS Referee of the Year:

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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