Ramon De Jesus

Ramon Silvestre De Jesus Ferrer (born August 31, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball umpire. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on April 22, 2016,[1] thus becoming the first MLB umpire from the Dominican Republic.[2] De Jesus wears number 18,[3] which was most previously worn by former umpire Marcus Pattillo.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Jesus and the second or maternal family name is Ferrer.
Ramon De Jesus
De Jesus (left) arguing with Chad Wallach of the New Orleans Baby Cakes in 2018
Born: (1983-08-31) August 31, 1983
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
debut
April 22, 2016
Career highlights and awards

During the 2016 season, De Jesus umpired 97 big league games (25 as the home plate umpire), and issued one ejection, Miami Marlins coach Tim Wallach.[5] During the 2017 season, De Jesus issued several ejections, including Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley, following a disagreement over De Jesus' positioning on the field.[6] De Jesus was the first base umpire for the inaugural MLB Little League Classic, on August 20, 2017, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. Adler, David (April 22, 2016). "De Jesus debuts as first MLB umpire from DR". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. "MLB | Umpires | Biographies". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. "Major League Debut of Umpire Ramon De Jesus (18)". closecallsports.com. Close Call Sports. April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  5. "Ramon De Jesus". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  6. Thornton, Joshua (August 13, 2017). "Dodgers shocked by Utley's unusual ejection". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  7. "St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. August 20, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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