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title: "Who was the first African-American to umpire a game in the Major Leagues?"  
description: "Who was the first African-American to umpire a game in the Major Leagues?"  
author: "Sharon Parkar"  
published: 2018-02-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34848/who-was-the-first-african-american-to-umpire-a-game-in-the-major-leagues  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["baseball"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who was the first African-American to umpire a game in the Major Leagues?

Who was the first African-[American](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84935/top-5-american-entrepreneurs-2023-view) to [umpire](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38539/name-the-hockey-india-national-level-umpire-who-has-been-promoted-to-the-international-outdoor-umpire-by-the-international-hockey-federation-fih) a [game](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44320/web-development-trends-that-are-changing-the-game) in the [Major Leagues](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85822/popular-sports-in-usa-a-deep-dive-into-major-leagues)?


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