MLB's adjustment of tattoo rule allows umpire Scott Barry to display art honoring his late wife

MLB's adjustment of tattoo rule allows umpire Scott Barry to display art honoring his late wife

Under a new collective bargaining agreement ruling, umpires may display their arm tattoos for the first time

MLB softens rule after umpire Scott Barry honours late wife with tattoo

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…