Former MLB Umpire “Cowboy” Joe West Joins Podcast Heat

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“5460: The Joe West Podcast” launches on May 2nd

For more than 40 years, Joe West was at the center of some of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) biggest moments. During his illustrious career he became the all-time record holder for most games umpired with 5,460 games under his belt. Now, the umpire who earned the nickname “Cowboy” will bring his unique perspective, stories and baseball insight to the Podcast Heat network with “5460: The Joe West Podcast.”

Starting on May 2, with new episodes dropping every week, “5460: The Joe West Podcast,” hosted by long-time member of the St. Louis Cardinals broadcast team Mike Claiborne, will take a look at the life and career of “Cowboy” Joe West which included umpiring three MLB All-Star Games, eight Divisional Series, 10 League Championship Series and Six World Series.

“I hope the audience will find my experiences and the people I crossed paths with over the last 44 years as interesting as I have,” said West. “I’m looking forward to sharing my stories and talking with old friends about the game we love.”

“Never have we had a chance to hear from an umpire with the experiences, games and contacts in and out of the game of baseball like we are going to have with Joe West,” said Claiborne. “This will be beyond and we can’t wait to get started with Podcast Heat.”

“When we launched Podcast Heat, our goal was to give some of the biggest personalities in sports and entertainment a platform to share their unique stories with our audience,” said Podcast Heat founder Dave Greene. “In the baseball world, there are few who have more stories than ‘Cowboy’ Joe West, and there is no one who has umpired more MLB games than him. ‘5460: The Joe West Podcast,’ is going to be a baseball fan’s dream podcast.”

To interact with “5460: The Joe West Podcast” on Instagram and Twitter, follow @JoeWest5460.

For Joe West interview requests, please contact Joe Roderick ([email protected]).