Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire. He worked in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 2021, umpiring an MLB-record 43 seasons and 5,460 games.

Joseph "Joe" West[1] (born September 9, 1968) [2] is the former police captain of the Central City Police Department, badge number 5936. Joe is also the widower of the late Francine West, the father of Iris West-Allen, Wally West, and Jenna West, the father-in-law of Barry Allen, and the fiancé of Cecile Horton.

Joseph West is a fictional character portrayed by Jesse L. Martin in The CW 's Arrowverse franchise. Created by Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, the character was introduced in the pilot episode of The Flash.

Feb 4, 2022 · Joe West has made it official, retiring from Major League Baseball after umpiring a record 5,460 regular-season games. The 69-year-old West worked his first big league game on Sept. 14,...

Nov 30, 2023 · This weekend in Nashville, Tenn. — home of the Grand Ole Opry, where West has performed his country music — the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will consider eight candidates for the Hall of...

Private investigator from Houston, Texas, who located James Files in Joliet prison in 1992, acting on a lead of FBI agent Zack Shelton. West was preparing a lawsuit to exhume the body of JFK in order to prove a conspiracy. West had already uncovered evidence that Johnny Roselli and Charles Nicoletti had been involved in the assassination.

Feb 4, 2022 · Veteran MLB umpire Joe West told ESPN in October that he planned to retire at the conclusion of the 2021 postseason. On Friday, the decision was made official. West, 69, will retire as the...

Nov 29, 2023 · If you think Joe West was just a gruff, heartless bully, then you don't know the umpire who is on the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era ballot.

Feb 4, 2022 · After setting a Major League Baseball record by umpiring 5,460 regular-season games, Joe West has taken off his mask for good. West, 69, began his career in the majors on Sept. 14, 1976, in...

Feb 7, 2022 · In the 2021 MLB season, umpire Joe West indicated he would retire, and in February 2022, he made it official after 45 years of calling balls and strikes in the league, as USA Today reports.