The “magic words” — generally profane, ugly, insulting or a mix of all three — that all but guarantee an ejection are a grand tradition in baseball. Former catcher Paul Lo Duca learned ...

Joe West, 64, the most polarizing umpire in baseball, is still at it, 40 years after it all began, and he’s behind the plate Tuesday night at Coors Field, working his 5,000 th game in the major ...

(670 The Score) Former MLB umpire Joe West vehemently defended much-maligned and just-retired umpire Angel Hernandez on Tuesday, a day after news broke that Hernandez was leaving the game for good.

Fellow retired (and highly criticized) umpire Joe West defended Hernández's legacy on the diamond on Tuesday. "I think ya'll gave him a raw deal," West said on 670 The Score in Chicago.

Despite facing rebuke from fans, coaches and players throughout his career, Hernandez, 62, has a defender in ex-MLB umpire Joe West. West, a big league umpire for 43 seasons, joined 670 The Score ...

MLB umpire Ángel Hernández retired Monday, leading fans to post many of his worst umpiring disasters on social media. But the much-maligned Hernández has at least one person in his corner.

Aside from Angel Hernandez, Joe West may be the most well-known umpire in MLB history, for better or worse. The 70-year-old known as "Cowboy Joe" set the all-time record for games umpired ...