Jon Byrne

{{Short description|Australian baseball umpire (born 1983)}}

{{similar names|John Byrne (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Jon Byrne

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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| position = Umpire

| debutleague = MLB

| debutyear = 16 May 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2014/B05160WAS2014.htm |title=Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 2 |date=May 16, 2014 |website=Retrosheet}}

| finalleague = MLB

| finalyear = 28 September 2014

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Jon Stephen Byrne (born 23 June 1983) is an Australian former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his debut on 16 May 2014, becoming the first MLB professional umpire to have been born in Australia.{{cite web |url=http://www.closecallsports.com/2014/05/major-league-umpiring-debut-jon-byrne-59.html |title=Major League Umpiring Debut: Jon Byrne (59) |website=closecallsports.com |date=May 16, 2014 |accessdate=September 3, 2017}} Australian second baseman Joe Quinn had acted as a substitute umpire for two National League games; one each in 1894 and 1896.{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=quinnjo02 |title=Joe Quinn Stats |website=Baseball Almanac |accessdate=August 28, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Joe Quinn|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Q/Pquinj103.htm|work=Retrosheet.org|accessdate=August 28, 2017}}

Byrne was an umpire primarily in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), working in the Midwest League (2006), Northwest League (2006), California League (2007), Eastern League (2008–2010), and International League (2011–2015).{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} During the 2014 season, he umpired nine MLB games (three as the home plate umpire); he wore number 59 and did not issue any ejections.{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbyrnj902.htm |title=Jon Byrne |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=September 3, 2017}} In 2015, Byrne worked MLB spring training games, but did not umpire any regular season games; he was released by MiLB after the season.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}