Ramon De Jesus

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) with catcher Chad Wallach during a minor-league game in 2018
Born: (1983-08-31) August 31, 1983 (age 41)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
MLB debut
April 22, 2016
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Career highlights and awards


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]

During the 2016 season, De Jesus umpired 97 big league games (25 as the home plate umpire), and issued one ejection. The ejection was to 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. De Jesus was the first base umpire for the inaugural MLB Little League Classic, on August 20, 2017, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[6] Ramon De Jesus worked as one of the replay officials for the 2022 AL and NL division series.

In the 2023 MLB season, De Jesus was selected to work right field in the All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

On July 25, 2024, De Jesus was the home plate umpire for the game between the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals where Dylan Cease threw a no-hitter.

  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. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. August 20, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2019.