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| Born | Stephen Michael Palermo October 9, 1949 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 2017 (aged 67) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | Norwich University |
| Occupation | MLB umpire |
| Years active | 1977–1991 |
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Stephen Michael Palermo (October 9, 1949 – May 14, 2017) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1991. His field career ended when he was shot in the back following his decision to intervene and apprehend the assailants in an altercation outside Campisi's, a Dallas Italian restaurant. He wore uniform number 14 when the American League began using uniform numbers for its umpires in 1980, and the number was never reassigned to another AL umpire until after the AL and NL umpire staffs were unified by MLB in 2000.