Joe West (umpire)
Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe", is an American professional baseball umpire who works for Major League Baseball (MLB) and is the president of the World Umpires Association (WUA). West entered the National League (NL) as an umpire in 1976; he worked in the NL full-time from 1978 to 1999. He resigned during the 1999 Major League Umpires Association (MLUA) mass resignation, but was re-hired in 2002. Since then, he has umpired throughout Major League Baseball. He has worked five World Series, two All-Star Games, seven League Championship Series (LCS) and five League Division Series (LDS).
West is a former college football quarterback. He played at both East Carolina University and Elon University. West is also a singer and songwriter who has released two country music albums.
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