D.J. Reyburn: MLB Umpire | The Collaboration Conversation

Major League Baseball Umpire DJ Reyburn has an incredible story of perseverance, dedication, and determination.  DJ has a B.A. in Sociology from Hope College where he played 2 seasons of football and 4 seasons of baseball. During his time as a minor league umpire, he worked off-season jobs as a bartender, substitute teacher, and in the HR department at Vanderbilt University. He also taught umpire school for The Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring. DJ was born in1976 in Grand Rapids, MI.  He lived in the Lansing area until age 28 when he moved to Nashville after marrying his wife, Cherie.  They reside in Middle TN with their three children.