Dan Bellino

Daniel Anthony Bellino (born October 10, 1978) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball.

Dan Bellino
Bellino in 2011
Born: (1978-10-10) October 10, 1978
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
MLB debut
June 25, 2008
Crew Information
Umpiring crew16
Crew members
Career highlights and awards
Special assignments

Education

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 under Head Coach Brian Hammel.[1] During his studies at the NIU College of Business, Dan was selected and attended a semester at Oxford University in England. He holds a J.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an MBA from the Brennan School of Business, and has passed the Illinois bar exam.[2]

Umpiring career

Bellino has umpired Major League Baseball games since the 2008 season. He was promoted to crew chief in 2023.[3]

On May 4, 2022, Bellino ejected Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner from a game after the top of the first inning. Just before the ejection, Bumgarner appeared to have become frustrated after Bellino stared down the pitcher and held his hand for an abnormally long time during a foreign substance check. Bellino's conduct seemed to stem from Bellino's unhappiness with Bumgarner in the prior half-inning.[4][5] Two days later, Bellino issued a public apology and faced undisclosed discipline from MLB.[6][7]

Outside baseball

Bellino worked for the law firm of Morici, Figioli & Associates and served as an aide for federal judge Charles P. Kocoras before attending umpire school.[2] Holding both Juris Doctor (JD) and MBA degrees, Bellino's terminal law school research paper concerned the major league umpire union and 1999 umpires' strike.[8] In 2008, Dan and his father Tony acquired the RE/MAX Superior Properties office in Huntley, Illinois. Currently, he manages a suburban law firm and serves as "of counsel" for the international law firm Lowis & Gellen LLP based in Chicago, IL. Bellino also owns and manages Elite Extremity MRI of Wisconsin.[9]

Personal life

He lives in Lakewood, Illinois,[10] with his wife and their four children. Dan's oldest son is named after his brother, who died unexpectedly during Dan's childhood.[11]

See also

References
  1. Hyman, Mark (16 August 2004). "Behind the plate or approaching the bench, he's a special case". sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. "Attorney-turned-Umpire Meets President Obama". alumni.jmls.edu. John Marshall Law School. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  3. Lindsay. "MLB Promotes 7 Crew Chiefs for 2023". Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. "Diamondbacks' Madison Bumgarner ejected after staredown with umpire Dan Bellino during sticky substance check".
  5. Umpire stares at Bumgarner while massaging his hand, a breakdown. Jomboy Media. May 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via YouTube.
  6. Piecoro, Nick (6 May 2022). "Umpire Dan Bellino apologizes for bizarre incident that led to Madison Bumgarner ejection". Arizona Republic, via USA Today. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. Rogers, Jesse [@JesseRogersESPN] (May 6, 2022). "For those wondering, Bellino was disciplined, according to a source, but he is working this weekend so have to assume it was a fine only" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. "UEFL Profile of MLB Umpire: Dan Bellino". Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  9. "Lowis & Gellen Profile of Daniel Bellino". Lowis & Gellen, LLP. 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  10. Major League Umpire Dan Bellino | Fra Noi Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  11. "Dan Bellino – 93". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
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