Delfin F. Colon (born August 22, 1969) is a Puerto Rican former
Major League Baseball
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(MLB)
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'', ...
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Colon served as an alternate umpire for the
2006 World Baseball Classic. He umpired his first MLB game on July 28, 2008, and his last on September 27, 2009. He officiated in a total of 46 games in his MLB career. In 2010, Colon became the first former MLB umpire to work in the
Atlantic League.
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Delfin Colon makes Atlantic League umpiring history
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See also
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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 ma ...
References
1969 births
Living people
Major League Baseball umpires
People from Santurce, Puerto Rico
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