Manny Gonzalez

Manuel Augusto González [Manny] (born December 4, 1979) is a Major League Baseball umpire. Gonzalez made his major league umpiring debut on May 17, 2010, filling in for John Hirschbeck. He became the first Venezuelan Major League umpire in history. He umpired in 11 games in 2010, and returned to the Majors in 2011, umpiring in 42 games before being hired to the full-time MLB staff in early 2013. Gonzalez's first career ejection came on June 26, 2012, when Ike Davis was tossed for arguing a safe call at first base in Chicago.