Mark Anthony Ripperger (born August 6, 1980) 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.
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. He made his Major League umpiring debut on September 30, 2010. After Ripperger served as a minor–league replacement umpire, he was promoted to full–time status prior to the 2015 season. His uniform number is 90. On April 10, 2025, in a game between the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals, Ripperger became just the second umpire to record a 'perfect game' since Umpire Scorecards began tracking games, calling all 136 taken pitches correctly.
See also
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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 ...
References
External links
RetrosheetThe Baseball CubeClose Call Sports
1980 births
Living people
Major League Baseball umpires
Sportspeople from Escondido, California
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