Mike DiMuro Retires After 20 Years

American and Major League umpire Mike DiMuro has retired after a 20-year AL and MLB career

Mike DiMuro (Sleeve #16) Retires: 20-year AL and MLB umpire Mike DiMuro retires after a 1,878-game big league career that included three Division Series and one All-Star Game.

After graduating from the Jim Evans Umpire Academy in 1991, DiMuro officiated in the Arizona, California, Texas, American Association, Arizona Fall, and Pacific Coast Leagues, in addition to a stint in Japan's Central League in 1997 before his appointment to the Major League (USA) staff in 1999.

DiMuro did not appear on the field in 2019 and last worked a 100+ game schedule in 2013, when he officiated 133 regular season contests in addition to the five-game Detroit-Oakland ALDS. DiMuro's brother Ray also officiated in the American League (1996-98), and his father Lou DiMuro had a 2,659-game AL career from 1963 until his midseason death on June 7, 1982 in Arlington, Texas.

Mike finishes with 60 career MLB ejections, his most recent in 2015.
Related Post: MLB Ejection 101: Mike DiMuro (1; AJ Hinch) (6/20/15).