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Joe West Retires from MLB After Umpiring All-Time Record 5,460 Regular-Season Games

Longtime MLB umpire Joe West retired Friday, ending a career that spanned 46 seasons.

According to ESPN, MLB announced several umpire-related transactions Friday, including the retirement of Gerry Davis, Kerwin Danley, Brian Gorman and Fieldin Culbreth as well.

West, 69, made his MLB umpiring debut in 1976 and went on to umpire an MLB-record 5,460 regular-season games.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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