Clint Michael Fagan (born October 21, 1981) is a former
umpire
An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ...
in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB). He worked in MLB between 2011 and 2017, and wore number 82 on his uniform.
Career
Fagan umpired his first MLB game on June 27, 2011. He worked a total of 90 games during his first three MLB seasons, and worked over 100 games during each of the next three seasons – through the end of the 2017 season, Fagan has umpired a total of 522 games.
Notable games
Fagan was an umpire for the 2012
Triple-A All-Star Game
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, and for the
2013 World Baseball Classic
The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009.
Unlike ...
.
On June 2, 2013, Fagan
ejected
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* Ejection (sports), the act of officially removing someone from a game
* Eject (''Transformers''), a fictional character from ''The Transformers'' television series
* "Eject" (song), 1993 rap rock single by Sense ...
Yadier Molina
Yadier Benjamín Molina (; born July 13, 1982), nicknamed "Yadi", is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely considered one of the great ...
of the
St. Louis Cardinals
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after Molina threw his helmet upon being called out at first base by Fagan; Molina became irate, and St. Louis manager
Mike Matheny
Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player and former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 13 seasons as a catcher ...
was subsequently ejected by Fagan while arguing. On June 11, 2013, Fagan issued six ejections in a game between the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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and the
Arizona Diamondbacks
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; two due to an intentional
hit by pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). A hit batsman is awarded first base, provided ...
, and four due to a brawl.
Personal life
Fagan resides in
Georgetown, Texas
Georgetown is a city in Texas and the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 67,176 at the 2020 census. It is 30 miles (48 km) north of Austin.
Founded in 1875 from four existing colleges, the oldest of ...
, with his family; he additionally works as an
attorney.
See also
*
List of Major League Baseball umpires
The following is a list of major league baseball umpires. The list includes umpires who worked in any of four 19th century major leagues (American Association, National Association, Players' League, Union Association), one defunct 20th century m ...
References
External links
RetrosheetClose Call Sports
1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Houston
Major League Baseball umpires
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