Sean Barber

Sean Michael Barber (born May 22, 1985) is an American professional baseball umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began working in MLB as a call-up umpire in 2014 and was hired as a full-time umpire before the 2022 season.

Career Barber graduated from Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida, in 2004. He began working as an umpire at the age of 15 in Little League Baseball in North Lakeland and also called high school baseball games. and was hired as an umpire in Minor League Baseball in 2006, making his professional baseball debut in the Appalachian League. He umpired in the 2012 Arizona Fall League (AFL) Rising Stars Game and the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualification. He returned to umpire in the AFL in 2013 and one of his calls was the first to be tested for expanded instant replay.

Barber became a call-up umpire for MLB in 2014. After he umpired in 690 MLB games through the 2021 season, MLB hired Barber as a full-time umpire before the 2022 season.

Personal life Barber's father, Glenn Chancey, has worked as an umpire and umpiring instructor in the North Lakeland Little League since 1991.