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__NOTOC__ Jon Stephen Byrne (born 23 June 1983) is an Australian former
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(MLB)
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. He made his debut on 16 May 2014, becoming the first MLB professional umpire to have been born in
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. Australian second baseman Joe Quinn had acted as a substitute umpire for two
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games; one each in 1894 and 1896. Byrne was an umpire primarily in
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(MiLB), working in the
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(2006),
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(2006),
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(2007), Eastern League (2008–2010), and
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(2011–2015). During the 2014 season, he umpired nine MLB games (three as the
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umpire); he wore number 59 and did not issue any ejections. In 2015, Byrne worked MLB
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games, but did not umpire any regular season games; he was released by MiLB after the season.


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List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation) Lists of Major League Baseball umpires include: * List of Major League Baseball umpires (A–F) * List of Major League Baseball umpires (G–M) * List of Major League Baseball umpires (N–Z) See also * List of Major League Baseball umpiring ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Jon 1983 births Living people Major League Baseball umpires Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia Baseball people from Western Australia Sportsmen from Western Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen