UEFL Profile of MLB Umpire Ron Kulpa

Umpire Ron Kulpa

Presenting the UEFL Profile of MLB Umpire Ron Kulpa.
Name: Ronald Clarence Kulpa
Pronunciation Guide: ROHN KULL-pah

Date of Birth: October 5, 1968

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri

MiLB Leagues Worked: Northwest, Midwest, Carolina, Southern, Texas, Pacific Coast.

MLB Debut: 1998 (NL)

Level: MLB

Umpire Uniform Number: 46

Crew Chief: No

2019 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 008 (HOU M AJ Hinch; QOC = Y).
Ejection 007 (HOU HC Alex Cintron; QOC = Y).

2018 Ejections: None.
2017 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 154 (ARI RF David Peralta; QOC = N).
Ejection 001 (MIA M Don Mattingly; QOC = U).

2016 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 026 (BOS DH David Ortiz; QOC = N).
Ejection 025 (BOS M John Farrell; QOC = Y).

2015 Ejections: 3.
Ejection 175 (TEX M Jeff Banister; QOC = U).
Ejection 169 (DET M Brad Ausmus; QOC = U).
Ejection 111 (CLE M Terry Francona; QOC = Y).

2014 Ejections: 4.
Ejection 142 (ARI P Randall Delgado; QOC = U).
Ejection 141 (ARI M Kirk Gibson; QOC = Y).
Ejection 061 (CWS C Tyler Flowers; QOC = Y).
Ejection 049 (ATL M Fredi Gonzalez; QOC = N).

2013 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 169 (BOS 1B Mike Napoli; QOC = Y).
Ejection 129 (TEX C A.J. Pierzynski; QOC = Y).

2012 Ejections: 0.

Ejection History: 3 (2005), 3 (2006), 3 (2007), 3 (2008), 1 (2009), 4 (2010), 2 (2011), 0 (2012), 2 (2013), 4 (2014), 3 (2015), 2 (2016), 2 (2017), 0 (2018), 2 (2019).

UEFL History: Ron Kulpa

Postseason and Special Events History

World Baseball Classic: 2009

All-Star Game: 2001, 2015

Wild Card Game: 2020

Division Series: 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020

Championship Series: 2005, 2013, 2014

World Series: 2011

Notes: Attended Florissant Valley Community College and Missouri Baptist College where he played baseball.
» Hobbies include golf, bowling, hockey and motorcycles; rides a Harley-Davidson.