Ramon De Jesus

{{short description|Dominican baseball umpire (born 1983)}}

{{family name hatnote|De Jesus|Ferrer|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| number = 18

| name = Ramon De Jesus

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|31}}

| birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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| image = Ramon De Jesus vs Chad Wallach (cropped).jpg

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| caption = De Jesus (left) with catcher Chad Wallach during a minor-league game in 2018

| team = MLB

| position = Umpire

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 22

| debutyear = 2016

| umpirecrew = K

| crewchief = #80 Adrian Johnson

| crew2 = #81 Quinn Wolcott

| crew3 = #18 Ramon De Jesus

| crew4 = #57 Paul Clemons

| highlights =

• Wild Card Games (2021)
• Division Series (2023, 2024)
• World Baseball Classic (2023)
• All-Star Game (2023)

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Ramon Silvestre De Jesus Ferrer (born August 31, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball umpire. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on April 22, 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2016/B04220DET2016.htm|title=Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1|date=April 22, 2016|publisher=Retrosheet|work=retrosheet.org|accessdate=August 21, 2017}} thus becoming the first MLB umpire from the Dominican Republic.{{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dominican-umpire-ramon-de-jesus-debuts-in-mlb/c-173841256|title=De Jesus debuts as first MLB umpire from DR|date=April 22, 2016|last=Adler|first=David|publisher=Major League Baseball|work=MLB.com|accessdate=September 9, 2019}} De Jesus wears number 18,{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/official-information/umpires/bios|title=MLB {{!}} Umpires {{!}} Biographies|date=2019|publisher=Major League Baseball|work=MLB.com|accessdate=September 9, 2019}} which was most previously worn by former umpire Marcus Pattillo.{{cite web |url=http://www.closecallsports.com/2016/04/major-league-debut-of-umpire-ramon-de.html|title=Major League Debut of Umpire Ramon De Jesus (18)|date=April 22, 2016|publisher=Close Call Sports|work=closecallsports.com|accessdate=August 21, 2017}}

During the 2016 season, De Jesus umpired 97 big league games (25 as the home plate umpire), and issued one ejection. The ejection was to Miami Marlins coach Tim Wallach.{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdejer901.htm|title=Ramon De Jesus|date=2017|publisher=Retrosheet|work=retrosheet.org|accessdate=August 21, 2017}} During the 2017 season, De Jesus issued several ejections, including Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley, following a disagreement over De Jesus' positioning on the field. De Jesus was the first base umpire for the inaugural MLB Little League Classic, on August 20, 2017, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT201708200.shtml|title=St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score|date=August 20, 2017|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=September 9, 2019}} Ramon De Jesus worked as one of the replay officials for the 2022 AL and NL division series.

In the 2023 MLB season, De Jesus was selected to work right field in the All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

On July 25, 2024, De Jesus was the home plate umpire for the game between the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals where Dylan Cease threw a no-hitter.