Scott Barry
{{short description|American baseball umpire (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Scott Barry
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|8|3}}
| birth_place = Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
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| image = MLB Umpire Scott Barry in 2017.jpg
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| caption = Barry in 2017
| team = MLB
| number = 87
| position = Umpire
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = June 4
| debutyear = 2006
| umpirecrew = D
| crewchief = #58 Dan Iassogna
| crew2 = #54 C. B. Bucknor
| crew3 = #87 Scott Barry
| crew4 = #38 Adam Beck
| highlights = Special assignments
- League Championship Series ({{nlcsy|2018}})
- Division Series ({{aldsy|2012}}, {{aldsy|2014}}, {{nldsy|2022}})
- All-Star Games (2014)
- World Baseball Classic (2006)
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Scott Adam Barry (August 3, 1976) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). Scott made his debut as an MLB reserve umpire in 2006, and 2011 was his first full-time season as an MLB umpire. He lives in Quincy, Michigan.[http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2016/may/13/village-of-quincy-to-honor-hometown-mlb-umpire/ Village of Quincy to honor hometown MLB umpire | News | WTVB] Retrieved May 13, 2017.
Early career
Barry officiated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, which used mostly minor league umpires. In 2007, Barry was the replacement umpire for Mike Winters after the latter was suspended for his part in an altercation with then-San Diego Padres outfielder Milton Bradley. Winters had allegedly profanely insulted Bradley prior to the altercation in which Bradley tore his ACL.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070926&content_id=2231227&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Umpire in Bradley incident suspended|last=Bloom|first=Barry M.|date=September 26, 2007|publisher=Major League Baseball|accessdate=August 26, 2010}} In 2011, Barry was one of two MLB umpires (the other being Brian O'Nora) who were selected to officiate in the Taiwan All-Star Series; Barry and O'Nora were joined by two Taiwanese umpires for the games.[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/11/07/2003517672 "Resilient Taiwan drop All-Stars series finale 6-4"], Taipei Times, November 7, 2011
In August 2010, during a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals, Barry ejected Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman for tossing his bat after a strikeout.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/18/AR2010081807465.html|title=Heyward's walk-off single sends Braves past Nationals|last=Kilgore|first=Adam|date=August 19, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=August 25, 2010}} Zimmerman later claimed that he was frustrated for striking out, but that "Barry believed the bat and helmet tossing... was directed at the umpire".{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100819&content_id=13641420&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Zim, Riggleman ejected from Nats' loss|last=Ladson|first=Bill|date=August 19, 2010|work=Nationals.MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball|accessdate=August 25, 2010}} It was the second consecutive night with a Nationals ejection by Barry, as he had tossed 14-time All-Star catcher Iván Rodríguez on August 18 for disputing a check-swing strike call.{{cite web|url=http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=231539|title=Prado returns in style, as Braves pound Nats 10–2|date=August 18, 2010|work=Access North Georgia|accessdate=August 25, 2010}} A few days later he ejected Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard in a 16-inning game against the Houston Astros for throwing his bat toward the dugout.{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/baseball/mlb/game/Astros_Phillies/2010/08/24|title=Houston Astros - Philadelphia Phillies Box Scores, Game Results & Summary|date=August 24, 2010|work=USA Today|accessdate=August 25, 2010}} Both Zimmerman and Howard had never been ejected from a major league game prior to this. After this rough stretch of games, Barry, who was a minor league replacement umpire at the time, was not penalized by Major League Baseball but was instead promoted to a full-time major league umpire for the start of the 2011 season.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/442829-why-the-mlb-needs-to-reign-in-its-umpires|title=Ryan Howard Tossed: Why the MLB Needs to Rein in Its Umpires|date=August 25, 2010|work=Bleacher Report|accessdate=August 25, 2023}}
Barry umpired in the 2014 MLB All-Star Game as well as the American League Division Series in 2012 and 2014. He wears uniform number 87.
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/roster.jsp Major League Umpire Roster] – MLB.com
- [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbarrs901.htm Retrosheet]
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