Lance Barksdale

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Lance Barksdale
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Barksdale umpiring in the 2013 World Baseball Classic
Born: (1967-03-08) March 8, 1967 (age 57)
Brookhaven, Mississippi, U.S.
MLB debut
May 29, 2000
Career highlights and awards
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Robert Lance Barksdale (born March 8, 1967) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began umpiring in the major leagues in 2000 [1] and joined the full-time major league staff in 2006.

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Barksdale wears #23, which was previously worn by Rick Reed. He was promoted to crew chief in the 2023 season. [2]

Umpiring career

Barksdale umpired in the minor leagues from 1993 to 2006. His minor league service included the Appalachian League, the South Atlantic League, the Florida State League, the Florida Instructional League, the Southern League, the Pacific Coast League, the Arizona Fall League and the International League. [3]

Barksdale served as a major league fill-in umpire between 2000 and his full-time MLB promotion in 2006. He was added to crew Q, led by Dale Scott, when he was called up permanently. [4]

Barksdale was the home plate umpire when Randy Johnson struck out 20 Cincinnati Reds batters at Bank One Ballpark on May 8, 2001. [5]

Barksdale was at first base on August 7, 2004, for Greg Maddux's 300th win [6] and also at first base on June 1, 2012, when Johan Santana threw a no-hitter. [7] He has also umpired in the World Baseball Classic in 2009 and 2013, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2012 and 2022, the Wild Card Game/Series in 2013, 2017, 2020 and 2023, the Division Series in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2024, the Championship Series in 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2023 and the World Series in 2019 and 2022. [8]

Barksdale was the third base umpire for Henderson Alvarez's no-hitter on September 29, 2013. [9]

Barksdale was the home plate umpire when Wade Miley of the Cincinnati Reds threw a no hitter against the Cleveland Indians on May 7, 2021. [10]

On March 21, 2023, Barksdale was the home plate umpire for the final game of the World Baseball Classic between Japan and the United States. [11]

Personal life

Barksdale graduated from Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi in 1985 and went on to play college baseball for the Mississippi College Choctaws, during which time he began umpiring Little League games. [12] He lives in Mississippi with his wife and two children. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lance Barksdale". Retrosheet.org . Retrosheet. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ Lindsay. "MLB Promotes 7 Crew Chiefs for 2023". Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Lance Barksdale 23". MLB.com . Major League Baseball . Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Press Release: Barksdale Added to Major League Staff". MLB.com . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score, May 8, 2001 | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cubs 8-4 Giants (Aug 7, 2004) Game Recap". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Box Score Friday, June 1, 2012:, Mets 8, Cardinals 0". mlb.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Davis named plate umpire for All-Star Game". ESPN.com. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ ESPN.com Retrieved September 29, 2013
  10. ↑ "Miley pitches MLB's 2nd no-no THIS WEEK!". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ "United States 2, Japan 3 Final Score (03/21/2023) on MLB Gameday". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ Jackson, Wilton (October 23, 2019). "From Mississippi to MLB: Forest Hill graduate living the dream as umpire in World Series". The Clarion-Ledger . Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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