


Patrick Joshua Conlon (born November 11, 1993) is a Northern Irish-American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets in 2018. He was the first Irish-born Major League Baseball player since Joe Cleary pitched for the Washington Senators in 1945.
Early life
Conlon was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to an Irish father, Patrick, a physical education teacher, and a Scottish mother, Susan, a recreational therapist. His parents met while living in California, where Patrick was attending Cal State Fullerton and Susan was attending Fresno State. The couple moved to Belfast before Conlon was born. Shortly before Conlon's second birthday, Conlon and his family moved back to California. He became an American citizen at 16 years old. He attended El Dorado High School in Placentia, California.
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