Marcus Pattillo

{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1977)}}

Marcus Pattillo (born September 29, 1977, in Kennett, MO) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire, who worked as a fill-in during the 2014 and 2015 MLB seasons.{{cite news|last1=Tate|first1=Rob|title=New MLB umpire has ties to Kennett|url=http://www.dddnews.com/story/2072775.html|accessdate=August 3, 2014|work=Daily Dunklin Democrat|date=April 22, 2014}} He wore number 18.

As of 2015, Patillo's regular duties involve umpiring in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-41150782|title=Umpire Roster|website=Pacific Coast League|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=April 10, 2015}} He was the home plate umpire in a semifinal game of WBSC Premier12 (2015). There are opinions that he showed controversial ball-strike calls likely to help the host country win the game; however, the Japan team's bullpen blew their lead in the 9th inning, losing the game.{{cite web|url=http://live.sports.media.daum.net/video/premier12/171278/171350|title=Hot Clips, Irrational Umpire Calls Governed the Semifinal Game|website=Daum Sports, Kakao Corp.|accessdate=Nov 21, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Min|first1=Michael|title=The Korean team's victory has covered controversial issues of the Premier12 (in Korean)|url=http://sports.media.daum.net/sports/baseball/newsview?newsId=20151120085727236|work=Minkiza Columns|date=Nov 20, 2015}}