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Jon Stephen Byrne (born 23 June 1983) is an Australian former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his debut on 16 May 2014, becoming the first MLB professional umpire to have been born in Australia. [2] Australian second baseman Joe Quinn had acted as a substitute umpire for two National League games; one each in 1894 and 1896. [3] [4]
Umpire Bill McGowan founded the program as the Bill McGowan School for Umpires in 1938. The school was run by former umpire Al Somers after McGowan's death in the 1950s. [ 1 ] Harry Wendelstedt was the chief instructor for the Somers school, acquiring the school in 1977, where it has stayed in family ownership, with son Hunter Wendelstedt in ...
Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy students receive 216 hours of instruction which is separated into three areas: classroom, field work, and plate work. Topics covered include effort and professionalism, base instruction, plate instruction and game and situation management.
Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been ...
Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years.
The umpires ultimately chosen are usually among the top school graduates who were then selected to the pre-season, PBUC sponsored Umpire Evaluation Course. The NWL contracts with eleven three-man crews during the regular season, a six-man crew during the mid-season All-Star game, and six umpires for both the divisional playoffs and championship ...
Jen Pawol made her MLB spring training debut at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches and, in the process, became the first woman since 2007 to umpire such a game, per the Associated Press. The last ...
She was the first female umpire to work at the Triple-A level in 34 years. [5] In 2024, Pawol became only the third woman to umpire in spring training, after Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio. [6] She was the third base umpire during a game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals. [7]