— -- The Milwaukee Brewers- Miami Marlins game on Friday was briefly delayed in the bottom of the fourth inning after first base umpire Joe West was hit in the head by a baseball thrown from ...

Joe West has made it official, retiring from Major League Baseball after umpiring a record 5,460 regular-season games. The 69-year-old West worked his first big league game on Sept. 14, 1976, at ...

Veteran umpire Joe West has been suspended one game without pay for grabbing Jonathan Papelbon's jersey during an altercation Sunday with the Philadelphia Phillies closer. Major League Baseball ...

Veteran umpire Joe West has been suspended one game without pay for grabbing Jonathan Papelbon's jersey during an altercation Sunday with the Philadelphia Phillies closer. Major League Baseball ...

Joe West has spent 40 years as an MLB umpire and worked 5,000 games, but that's not what made him trending Wednesday night.

Veteran umpire Joe West has been suspended one game without pay for grabbing Jonathan Papelbon's jersey during an altercation Sunday with the Philadelphia Phillies closer. Major League Baseball ...