When Fra Noi last checked in with Dan Bellino in 2011, he’d just been named a full-time MLB umpire after spending parts of three seasons as a replacement. In the 14 seasons since, Bellino has umpired 1,758 MLB games and earned the respect of his peers: In 2023 he was promoted to crew chief and just last year was chosen by his peers to serve as the president of the Major League Baseball Umpires Association.
Bellino was invited to join the union’s board in 2012, despite being relatively new to the profession, because of his legal expertise. Unlike most umpires, Bellino earned a law degree at John Marshall Law School and is a licensed practicing attorney. He runs his own law practice in Algonquin and specializes in transactional law.
