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Umpire Alfonso Marquez
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Name: Alfonso Márquez
Pronunciation Guide: All-FON-so Mar-KEZ [per MLB]
Nickname: Fonzie (official spelling) or "Fonsie" (sic)
Date of Birth: April 12, 1972
Place of Birth: Zacatecas, Zac., Mexico
MiLB Leagues Worked: Arizona Instructional, Northwest, Midwest, California, Southern, Pacific Coast.
MLB Debut: 1999 (NL)
Level: MLB
Umpire Uniform Number: 72
Crew Chief: No
2019 Ejections: 6.
Ejection 202 (CHC M Joe Maddon; QOC = U).
Ejection 201 (CHC P Dillon Maples; QOC = U).
Ejection 165 (DET M Ron Gardenhire; QOC = U).
Ejection 164 (DET DH Miguel Cabrera; QOC = U).
Ejection 038 (TOR PC Pete Walker; QOC = Y).
Ejection 018 (NYM M Mickey Callaway; QOC = Y).
Ejection S-3 (CHC P Carl Edwards Jr; QOC = U) [Spring Training].
2018 Ejections: None.
2017 Ejections: 1.
Ejection 018 (TEX M Jeff Banister; QOC = N).
2016 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 177 (COL M Walt Weiss; QOC = N).
Ejection 176 (COL 3B Nolan Arenado; QOC = N).
2015 Ejections: 3.
Ejection 199 (SD M Pat Murphy; QOC = N).
Ejection 095 (CWS M Robin Ventura; QOC = Y).
Ejection 006 (NYM M Terry Collins; QOC = N).
2014 Ejections: 1.
Ejection 109 (NYY BC Kevin Long; QOC =Y).
2019 Ejections: 6.
Ejection 202 (CHC M Joe Maddon; QOC = U).
Ejection 201 (CHC P Dillon Maples; QOC = U).
Ejection 165 (DET M Ron Gardenhire; QOC = U).
Ejection 164 (DET DH Miguel Cabrera; QOC = U).
Ejection 038 (TOR PC Pete Walker; QOC = Y).
Ejection 018 (NYM M Mickey Callaway; QOC = Y).
Ejection S-3 (CHC P Carl Edwards Jr; QOC = U) [Spring Training].
2018 Ejections: None.
2017 Ejections: 1.
Ejection 018 (TEX M Jeff Banister; QOC = N).
2016 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 177 (COL M Walt Weiss; QOC = N).
Ejection 176 (COL 3B Nolan Arenado; QOC = N).
2015 Ejections: 3.
Ejection 199 (SD M Pat Murphy; QOC = N).
Ejection 095 (CWS M Robin Ventura; QOC = Y).
Ejection 006 (NYM M Terry Collins; QOC = N).
2014 Ejections: 1.
Ejection 109 (NYY BC Kevin Long; QOC =Y).
2013 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 043 (SF M Bruce Bochy; QOC = N).
Ejection 025 (MIN M Ron Gardenhire; QOC = Y).
2012 Ejections: 5.
Ejection 164 (BOS M Bobby Valentine; QOC = Y).
Ejection 163 (BOS 3BC Jerry Yoster; QOC = Y).
Ejection 162 (BOS LF Cody Ross; QOC = Y).
Ejection 113 (ARI RF Justin Upton; QOC = Y).
Ejection 066 (ATL OF Matt Diaz; QOC = N).
Ejection 164 (BOS M Bobby Valentine; QOC = Y).
Ejection 163 (BOS 3BC Jerry Yoster; QOC = Y).
Ejection 162 (BOS LF Cody Ross; QOC = Y).
Ejection 113 (ARI RF Justin Upton; QOC = Y).
Ejection 066 (ATL OF Matt Diaz; QOC = N).
Ejection History: 4 (2005), 3 (2006), 6 (2007), 4 (2008), 0 (2009), 3 (2010), 4 (2011), 5 (2012), 2 (2013), 1 (2014), 3 (2015), 2 (2016), 1 (2017), 0 (2018), 6 (2019).
UEFL History: Alfonso Marquez
Postseason and Special Events History
World Baseball Classic: 2013
All-Star Game: 2006, 2018
World Series: 2006, 2011, 2015
UEFL Umpire of the Year: 2015
UEFL Honorable Umpire of the Year: 2011
Notes: First Mexican-born umpire to appear on the MLB staff; first to work a Major League game.
» Officiated the 2018 Mexico Series.
» Inducted into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame (2001), received Zacatecas award for baseball career.
» Founded charity Fonzie's Kids, which raises money and collects clothes/sporting goods for children.
» Hobbies include going to the gym, golf and motorcycles.
» Wears a #72 patch on center of chest protector as tribute to his good friend, NHL Linesman Stephane Provost, who was killed in a 2005 motorcycle accident. Marquez and Barrett visited Provost before the crash.
UEFL Umpire of the Year: 2015
UEFL Honorable Umpire of the Year: 2011
Notes: First Mexican-born umpire to appear on the MLB staff; first to work a Major League game.
» Officiated the 2018 Mexico Series.
» Inducted into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame (2001), received Zacatecas award for baseball career.
» Founded charity Fonzie's Kids, which raises money and collects clothes/sporting goods for children.
» Hobbies include going to the gym, golf and motorcycles.
» Wears a #72 patch on center of chest protector as tribute to his good friend, NHL Linesman Stephane Provost, who was killed in a 2005 motorcycle accident. Marquez and Barrett visited Provost before the crash.
