Mike DiMuro

16 - Mike DiMuro
MLB debut
1999
Umpiring Crew
A
Crew Members
Tim Welke (Crew Chief)
Jim Reynolds
Mike DiMuro
Bill Welke
Career highlights and awards
Division Series (2000 and 2010) and the 2005 All-Star Game at Comerica Park...worked behind the plate for Roy Halladay's Perfect game.

Michael Ryan DiMuro (born October 12, 1967 in Dunkirk, New York) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. He currently resides in Colorado, is married and has three children: Megan, Cross and Michael. DiMuro graduated from the University of San Diego with a B.A. in Communications im 1990. He is a FAA licensed Commercial Pilot.

In 1997, DiMuro became the first American umpire to work in Japanese baseball, officiating in the Central League in an experiment designed to introduce American umpiring standards. However, DiMuro was stunned by the casual acceptance of abuse toward umpires; after he ejected Chunichi Dragons hitter Yasuaki Taiho from a game for arguing balls and strikes, players swarmed him in protest, and Taiho shoved him in the chest. Other than the ejection, there were no penalties assessed to Taiho, and after consulting with officials of both the Central League and the American League, DiMuro resigned and returned to the U.S.^[1]

DiMuro co-founded an organization called Blue For Kids with fellow umpire Marvin Hudson in 2004. The organization is now called UMPS CARE Charities and is the official charity for Major League Umpires. DiMuro is the author of the official blog for the charity at www.UmpsCareBlog.com. His father Lou was an American League umpire from 1963 until 1982, when he died of injuries sustained from being hit by a car. His father also wore number 16 during his major league career. Mike's older brother Ray also worked occasional games as a substitute umpire in the AL from 1996 to 1999.

On May 29, 2010, DiMuro was the HP umpire for Roy Halladay's perfect game, the 20th perfect game recorded in MLB history. His father was the home plate umpire for a no-hitter by Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles vs. the Oakland Athletics on August 13, 1969.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Lone American umpire quits Japanese baseball". Associated Press. 1997-06-11. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/061197/spo_umpquits.html. Retrieved 2007-09-12. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ [Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles August 13, 1969 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B08130BAL1969.htm]

External links

• Major league profile
• UMPS CARE Charities
• Retrosheet

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Name	Dimuro, Mike
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