| Baldomero Toledo | |
| Birth Date: | 1970 2, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mexico |
| Otheroccupation: | Baker |
| Years2: | 2004–2021 |
| League2: | MLS |
| Role2: | Referee |
| Years3: | 2011–2017 |
| League3: | NASL |
| Role3: | Referee |
| Internationalyears1: | 2007–2017 |
| Confederation1: | FIFA listed |
| Internationalrole1: | Referee |
Baldomero Toledo (born February 6, 1970) is a Mexican-born American soccer referee.[1] He has been a Major League Soccer referee since 2004 and a FIFA referee from 2007 to 2017.[2] [3]
Toledo was born in Mexico, where he started refereeing at the age of 15 in local school leagues. Later, he moved to Southern California and continued working as a referee in local leagues until he made it to the U.S. Soccer academies.[4]
He was the referee for the 2008 MLS Cup, the 2010 MLS Cup, and the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.[5]
US Soccer hired Toledo as a full-time referee in 2007.[6] Toledo was selected to referee at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
In 2017, Toledo was involved in a controversial situation when he refereed a friendly match between Mexico and Ghana, that Mexico won 1–0. Ghana's manager at the time, James Kwesi Appiah, complained that Toledo was assigned to the game: "I was really, really shocked that in a game like this they would allow a Mexican to be the center referee when we were playing Mexico", despite the fact that Toledo had worked in the United States for decades.[8]
Toledo retired following the 2021 MLS season.[9]