Ted Barrett on the challenges of umpiring

About this episode

Ted Barrett discusses his experiences and challenges as an MLB umpire.

Former MLB umpire and Mountain View native Ted Barett joins Extra Innings with Bill Laskey to talk about his early days learning in the Joe Brinkman Umpire School, the challenges he faced officiating the World Baseball Classic, and some notable games he umpired behind the plate, including Matt Cain's perfect game in 2012. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Laskey

Guest: Ted Barrett

Topics covered

• umpiring
• baseball
• challenges
• MLB
• perfect game
• World Baseball Classic

Keywords

• umpire
• Ted Barrett
• MLB
• World Baseball Classic
• Matt Cain
• perfect game
• umpire school

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MLB

Places: Mountain View

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