Umpire Joe West, a leaderof the MLB Umpires Association, has had his pranks with the Famous San ... [+] Diego Chicken over the years. Here he is this past season after one such prank at Petco Park. Despite rancor and the use of replacement umpires twice in the past, these negotiations with the MLB Umpires Association were short and sweet, coming as MLB readies itself to deal with the players. The Basic Agreement between MLB and the MLB Players Association expires soon after the end of the 2021 season. That grading system is currently used to give umpires assignments in jewel events like the All-Star Game, playoffs and World Series.

Source: Forbes December 22, 2019 02:15 UTC