Lance Barrett
| 16 - Lance Barrett | |
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 Barrett in 2011 | |
| Born: October 3, 1984 Fort Worth, Texas | |
| debut | |
| October 1, 2010 | |
| Crew Information | |
| Umpiring crew | 17 |
| Crew members |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Special Assignments | |
Lance Cole Barrett (born October 3, 1984) is a umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He wore number 94 but changed to 16 starting in the 2020 season. Barrett became a minor league umpire in 2003 and was hired to the MLB staff prior to the 2014 season.[1][2]
Biography
Barrett went to Crowley High School in Crowley, Texas.[3] He attended the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring immediately after high school.[1][4] He entered the minor leagues in 2003 and made his MLB debut on October 1, 2010.[5] Barrett's first career ejection came on April 16, 2012, when he threw out Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper.[6]
On March 29 and 30, 2013, he umpired two Spring Training games featuring the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres. Those were the first baseball games played at the Alamodome.[7]
He worked all 4 games on June 13–16, 2019, between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in which both teams set a Major League Record for combined runs in a four-game series (92). The previous record was 88, set in 1929. [8]
Barrett worked his first career MLB postseason game in left field on October 2, 2019, serving in the 2019 American League Wild Card Game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics.[9]
Barrett was the home plate umpire for the Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies game on April 11, 2021 in Atlanta. Barrett called the Phillies' Alec Bohm safe at home on a close play in the top of the 9th inning for what ultimately was the winning run. Replays clearly showed Bohm never touched home plate, but the call was upheld after replay.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Lance Barrett". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ Imber, Gil. "Confirmed: MLB Hires 7 New Umpires to Full-Time Staff". Close Call Sports/Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Stevenson, Stefan (March 10, 2014). "Umpire Lance Barrett got the call for his dream job". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Malinowski, Erik. "Better Know An Umpire: Lance Barrett". deadspin.com. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Lance Barrett". Retrosheet. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Ejection 007: Lance Barrett (1)". Close Call Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Rangers 5, Padres 2". Associated Press. CBSSports.com. March 30, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/9-unforgettable-padres-rockies-moments
- ^ https://www.espn.com/mlb/game?gameId=401169054