Delfin Colon

{{short description|Puerto Rican baseball umpire (born 1969)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|08|22|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Santurce, Puerto Rico

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| occupation = MLB umpire

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Delfin F. Colon (born August 22, 1969) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire.

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.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcolod901.htm Delfin Colon] Retrosheet.org. Retrieved 24 July 2012 In 2010, Colon became the first former MLB umpire to work in the Atlantic League.Dunleavy, Ryan. [http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/patriots/2010/05/01/delfin-colon-makes-atlantic-league-umpiring-history/ Delfin Colon makes Atlantic League umpiring history] mycentraljersey.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012