{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | number = 57 | name = Paul Clemons | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}} | birth_place = Oxford, Kansas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | image = | width = | caption = | team = MLB | position = Umpire | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = August 19 | debutyear = 2020 | umpirecrew = L | crewchief = #80 Adrian Johnson | crew2 = #81 Quinn Wolcott | crew3 = #18 Ramon De Jesus | crew4 = '''#57 Paul Clemons''' | highlights = | hofdate = | hofvote = | hofmethod = }} '''Paul Clemons''' (born 1986) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears uniform number 57.
==Career== Clemons began working as a Minor League Baseball umpire in 2011. He umpired in the Arizona League, Northwest League, California League, Eastern League, International League, Pacific Coast League and Arizona Fall League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB Umpire Bios |url=https://www.mlb.com/official-information/umpires/bios |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
Clemons made his major league debut on August 19, 2020, for the first game of a doubleheader between the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds at Kauffman Stadium. Wearing uniform number 104, he was at first base, with John Tumpane as the home plate umpire, Jeff Nelson at third, and C.B. Bucknor at second.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 (1) |url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2020/B08191KCA2020.htm |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=retrosheet.org}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |title=MLB Debut of Umpire Paul Clemons |url=https://www.closecallsports.com/2020/08/mlb-debut-of-umpire-paul-clemons.html |access-date=2025-09-11}}</ref>
MLB promoted Clemons to the permanent staff prior to the 2025 season along with Alex MacKay and Emil Jiménez, upon the retirements of Paul Emmel, Jerry Layne, and Larry Vanover.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five umpires receive promotions to the Major League staff |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-five-umpires-receive-promotions-to-the-major-league-staff |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
Clemons was home plate umpire for the Houston Astros combined no-hitter against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on May 25, 2026.
==Personal life== Clemons's brother, Charlie, is a former Minor League umpire and collegiate umpire. Clemons's father, Duane, is also a collegiate umpire, and has umpired NCAA games alongside Charlie.<ref name=":0" />
== See also == {{Portal|Baseball}} * List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pclemp901.htm]
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