2 – Dan Bellino | |
---|---|
Bellino in 2011
|
|
Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
October 10, 1978
MLB debut | June 25, 2008 |
Umpiring crew | |
6 | |
Crew members | |
|
|
Career highlights and awards | |
Special Assignments
|
Daniel Anthony Bellino (born October 10, 1978) is an umpire in Major League Baseball.
Bellino was a catcher for his high school, Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. He attended Northern Illinois University and managed the men's basketball team. He holds a law degree from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Bellino has umpired Major League Baseball games since the 2008 season, although he was not promoted to the full-time MLB staff until 2011. Bellino had previously umpired in the New York-Penn, Midwest, Florida State, Eastern, Pacific Coast and International leagues before working his first major league game between the Orioles and Cubs at Wrigley Field in June, 2008. Bellino has also worked in the Arizona Instructional League, Hawaii Winter League, Arizona Fall League, and Puerto Rico Winter League. Bellino worked his first postseason in 2014, umpiring in the 2014 American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles. Bellino worked his first MLB All-Star Game in 2016 at Petco Park in San Diego, serving as the right field umpire.