Title: MLB softens rule after umpire Scott Barry honours late wife with tattoo
Date: May 12, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about a new change in the MLB umpires CBA, allowing veteran umpire Scott Barry to honor his late wife with visible tattoos.
TORONTO — Veteran umpire Scott Barry was going to get the tattoo, whether he was allowed to display it or not.
After an off-season spent working through a piece that covers his entire upper right arm, Barry purchased black and skin-coloured sleeves to wear underneath his umpire’s uniform, if necessary.
If some of the tattoo revealed itself on a hot summer day in a short-sleeved uniform, then he’d live with the consequences.
“If they had asked me to cover it, I didn’t have any issues with that,” Barry said. “I had already planned for that. And if they’re gonna fine me, I’m okay with that, too. It’s that important.”
Blake Murphy Sports Writing 