MLB umpire Joe West will retire after the 2021 postseason, according to ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
West, 68, is the all-time leader in games umpired. He logged game No. 5,376 in May, passing Bill Klem for the MLB record. West said he would have retired had MLB held a full 162-game season in 2020, but he decided to return this season to break Klem's record.
"Breaking the record was the goal," West told ESPN. "I thought I would do it last year but the season got a little messed up and I don't think it was right to work until the point of the record then just quit.