Dale Scott
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Dale Scott is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long career in the majors and for later becoming one of the first openly gay officials in a major U.S. professional sport.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball umpire
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human ⓘ |
| announcedSexualOrientationPublicly | 2014 ⓘ |
| authored | The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameCrewChief | 2001 ⓘ |
| cameOutIn | Referee magazine interview ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Rob Neyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-08-14 ⓘ |
| employer | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | officiating in professional baseball ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| madeMLBDebutAsUmpire | 1986 ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first active MLB umpire to come out publicly as gay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy and visibility for LGBTQ+ people in professional sports
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being one of the first openly gay officials in a major U.S. professional sport ⓘ long career as a Major League Baseball umpire ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball umpire
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sports official ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Division Series
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League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ MLB postseason games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Eugene, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | crew chief ⓘ |
| reasonForRetirement | concussion-related health concerns ⓘ |
| residence | Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromMLB | 2017 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| spouse | Michael Rausch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startedWorkingAsMLBUmpire | 1986 ⓘ |
| umpiredAllStarGame |
1993 MLB All-Star Game
NERFINISHED
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2001 MLB All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ 2011 MLB All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| umpiredLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| umpiredWorldSeries |
1998 World Series
NERFINISHED
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2001 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ 2004 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woreUmpireUniformNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| yearsActiveAsMLBUmpire | 1986–2017 ⓘ |
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