After more than three decades of hard work as a big league umpire, Mike Winters is ready to loaf. Consider it a retirement benefit, in fact. “I’ve had time to take a cooking class and I’ve been baking sourdough bread,” he said over the weekend. “I’ve made a couple of loaves so far.
They’re not perfect yet. A bit of a doorstop. But I’m getting there.” One of 12 umps to opt out during the pandemic-shortened season, the 62-year-old Winters has made it official.
He’s off to other endeavors, be it visiting the Far East, checking out the Westminster dog show or polishing his culinary skills.
A full plate on deck. And an impressive ledger in the books — 3,810 games in the regular season over 32 years, plus four World Series assignments and four