Ted Barrett, MLB Umpire - Episode 21

Sports Spectrum Podcast

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Ted Barrett has been umpiring Major League Baseball Games since 1994.

He became a full-time MLB umpire in 1999.

Ted is the only umpire to ever be behind the plate for TWO perfect games. (David Cone in 1999 and Matt Cain in 2012)

He has umpired in 3 World Series including the Red Sox Championship in 2007, the Cardinals title in 2011 and the Giants beating the Royals to win it all in 2014.

Barrett is an ordained minister and recently completed his doctorate in theology.

He is the co-founder of CALLING FOR CHRIST, a ministry serving professional baseball umpires.

On this episode of the podcast, Ted Barrett takes us behind the curtain to what life is really like as an MLB Umpire. We also look back at his most memorable games as well as what it's like to be behind the the plate for a World Series. Ted's faith is strong and his story of faith is certain to inspire.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sports Spectrum podcast where faith and sports
0:09.3	collide.
0:10.4	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:13.1	This is episode number 21 of the Sports Spectrum podcast.
0:17.0	Great to have you along on the show today.
0:18.7	My name is Jason Romano.
0:20.8	And as always, you can subscribe, you can listen, you can download everywhere.
0:24.7	Podcasts are available here on the program on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher.
0:28.8	And definitely leave a review for us on iTunes.
0:31.2	Let us know how we're doing on the program.
0:34.0	All of our content, show notes, our favorite quotes, everything you want to know about
0:39.0	the podcast is also available at sportspectrum.com. Today's guest is Major League Baseball
0:46.5	Umpire Ted Barrett. Now, he became a full-time Major League Baseball umpire in 1999, but he
0:53.6	has got a pretty amazing story. He's also an ordained minister.
0:58.2	He's the co-founder of calling for Christ ministry, which is a professional umpire ministry.
1:03.7	You wouldn't think that in the sports world that umpires would actually have a ministry, but they do.
1:08.1	And Ted Barrett is at the forefront of that. He's the one that co-founded it. He's also a married man with three kids, and his own son is following in his
1:16.9	footsteps as a professional baseball umpire. Ted is the only umpire to ever be behind the plate for two
1:23.9	perfect games. David Cohn back in 1999 with the Yankees and Matt came with the San Francisco
1:30.3	Giants in 2012. Ted Barrett has a heart for people. He's got a heart for the Lord. I think
1:36.5	this will take you a little bit behind the curtain, a little peek behind what really goes on in an umpire's
1:42.5	life. It is not a glamorous life.
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