Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth
Tom Hallion, a renowned umpire in New York, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M by 2024. With his extensive experience officiating games in Major League Baseball, Hallion has made a name for himself in the sporting world. As an umpire, he has enforced fair play and maintained the integrity of the game, earning him respect from players, teams, and fans alike. Over the years, Hallion has undoubtedly built a substantial financial portfolio, reflecting his success and dedication to his craft.
About
Retired Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1985-1999, and in both major leagues from 2005-2022. In 2010, he was promoted to Crew Chief. He is known for his intense and dramatic strikeout signal in which he twists his body 180 degrees.
He was born in Kingston, New York and was brought up in Saugerties, New York. He attended the University at Buffalo. While studying, he got his first job as an umpire, working for the Saugerties Athletic Association softball league. In 1979, he attended the Bill Kinnamon Umpiring School.
In 1999, he and other umpires resigned as part of a failed union bargaining strategy, but he was re-hired in December of 2004 after a settlement with MLB. Throughout his National League career, he wore uniform 20. At the end of the 2022, season he announced his retirement. A video of him arguing with then-New York Mets manager Terry Collins went viral in 2018.
He is married to Elizabeth "Besty" Carnright and they have three children: Corey Nicholas, Kyle Matthew and Jacob Carnright. His mother is Alice Golding Hallion, and his father is Francis Joseph Hallion. He has two sisters, Kathy Cotich and Maribeth, and one brother, Francis Joseph Jr.
In 2013, he was fined by MLB for swearing at pitcher David Price.
