# Chris Conroy

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{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1974)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| number      = 98
| name        = Chris Conroy
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1974|07|22|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [North Adams, Massachusetts](/source/North_Adams%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| image       = Chris Conroy cropped.jpeg
| width       = 
| caption     = Conroy in 2014
| team        = MLB
| position    = [Umpire](/source/Umpire_(baseball))
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = September 29
| debutyear   = 2010
| umpirecrew  = F
| crewchief   = #98 Chris Conroy
| crew2       = [#74 John Tumpane](/source/John_Tumpane)
| crew3       = [#97 Ben May](/source/Ben_May_(umpire))
| crew4       = [#55 Brennan Miller](/source/Brennan_Miller)
| highlights  = Special Assignments
*[Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series](/source/Major_League_Baseball_Japan_All-Star_Series) ([2014](/source/2014_Major_League_Baseball_Japan_All-Star_Series))
*[Wild Card Games/Series](/source/Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card_Game) ([2015](/source/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game), [2020](/source/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series), [2022](/source/2022_National_League_Wild_Card_Series))
*[All-Star Games](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) ([2017](/source/2017_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game))
*[Division Series](/source/Division_Series) ([2018](/source/2018_American_League_Division_Series), [2021](/source/2021_American_League_Division_Series), [2025](/source/2025_National_League_Division_Series))
*[League Championship Series](/source/League_Championship_Series) ([2019](/source/2019_National_League_Championship_Series), [2020](/source/2020_American_League_Championship_Series), [2022](/source/2022_American_League_Championship_Series))
*[World Series](/source/World_Series) ([2021](/source/2021_World_Series))
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}}

'''Christopher Patrick Conroy''' (born July 22, 1974) is an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) [umpire](/source/Umpire_(baseball)).  He made his [MLB](/source/Major_League_Baseball) debut on September 29, 2010.<ref>[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pconrc901.htm Chris Conroy] Retrosheet.org. Retrieved July 1, 2012</ref> His uniform number is 98.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/roster.jsp Umpires:Roster] MLB.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012</ref>  Conroy was officially added to the full-time staff of MLB umpires on June 14, 2013, replacing [Brian Runge](/source/Brian_Runge).<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130614&content_id=50618020&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb] Chris Conroy appointed to Umpiring Staff.  Retrieved June 15, 2013</ref> He was promoted to crew chief in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |title=MLB Promotes 7 Crew Chiefs for 2023 |url=https://www.closecallsports.com/2023/03/mlb-promotes-7-crew-chiefs-for-2023.html |access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
Conroy was the first base umpire on August 24, 2012, when [Adrián Beltré](/source/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9) of the [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) [hit for the cycle](/source/Hitting_for_the_cycle) against the [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins).<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320824113 Rangers' Matt Harrison wins 15th; Adrian Beltre hits for cycle] ''ESPN.com.'' Retrieved August 28, 2012</ref>

He was the first base umpire on September 28, 2012, when [Homer Bailey](/source/Homer_Bailey) of the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) no-hit the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates).<ref>{{cite web|title=Reds' Homer Bailey throws no-hitter against Pirates|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320928123|publisher=ESPN|access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>

Conroy served as one of three MLB umpire representatives for the November [2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series](/source/2014_Major_League_Baseball_Japan_All-Star_Series).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.closecallsports.com/2014/11/roster-2014-mlb-japan-all-star-series.html|title = Roster: 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series|date = November 11, 2014|website = Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League|last = Imber|first = Gil}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
{{Commons category|Chris Conroy}}
* [List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation)](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_umpires_(disambiguation))

==References==
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Category:1974 births
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Category:Major League Baseball umpires
Category:People from North Adams, Massachusetts
Category:Baseball people from Massachusetts
Category:Sportspeople from Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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