962 Umpire Joe West is reportedly retiring at end of MLB season San Diego Padres GM A.J. ), ( But if youre on blood thinners, MLB regulations prohibityou from working as an umpire for fear of getting hit by a pitch, or cut, causing excessive bleeding that could lead to death. ), ( Then, on Aug. 5 in Chicago, I got this big fever. Ten MLB umpires, including seven crew chiefs, are set to retire at the end of the month, making it the largest turnover at that job since 1999, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. The retiring quartet of Cederstrom, DeMuth, Everitt and Kellogg worked a combined 17 World Series between them, and they were on the field for many of baseballs biggest recent moments, including David Freeses heroics in Game 6 of the 2011 Fall Classic (Cederstrom) and Joe Carters title-clinching homer for the Blue Jays in 1993 (DeMuth). Corbin Burnes, Brewers: This race is a doozy, but when the smokes clears, Burnes and his 2.43 ERA gets the nod over Max Scherzer of the Dodgers, who gave up 10 earned runs and 17 hits over 10 innings in his last two starts. "I have 40 years of service, Joe has 44 years of service, and with 10,000 games combined, that will never, ever happen again,"says Davis, only the fourth umpire to work 5,000 games. 4 Sources - 10 MLB umps retiring, most since '99 - ESPN After more than three decades of hard work as a big league umpire, Mike Winters is ready to loaf. Worked two World Series, three League Championship Series and four All-Star Games. Shannon, 82, born and raised in St. Louis, won two World Series titles playing for the Cardinals, went to the radio booth after retiring, and became the most celebrated voice for the Cardinals behind only Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck. Make sure to like SI's 'Inside The Rangers' on Facebook, You can follow Timm Hamm on Twitter @IndyCarTim.