Christopher Patrick Conroy (born July 22, 1974) is an American

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(MLB)

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. He made his

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debut on September 29, 2010. His uniform number is 98. Conroy was officially promoted to the full-time staff of MLB umpires on June 14, 2013, replacing

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. At the time of his appointment, Conroy had worked 165 games at the Major League level.

Career

Conroy was the first base umpire on August 24, 2012, when

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of the Texas Rangers

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against the

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. He was the first base umpire on September 28, 2012, when

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of the

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no-hit the

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. Conroy served as one of three MLB umpire representatives for the November

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1974 births Living people Major League Baseball umpires People from North Adams, Massachusetts Baseball people from Massachusetts Sportspeople from Berkshire County, Massachusetts {{Baseball-umpire-stub

Career

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