Ed Bean is an American former professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...

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who worked in the

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during the 1994 season. Bean officiated a total of 36 games before the

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interrupted the season in early August.Ed Bean - MLB umpiring career
At age 30, Bean was in his eighth year calling Minor League Baseball games up to Triple-A

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,Spanning the Globe (1994): A new ballpark, a new center fielder, a new umpire and a perfect night
''TheAthletic.com''. Retrieved on July7, 2019. being called up as a fill-in for vacationing 17-year veteran

Ken Kaiser Kenneth John Kaiser (July 26, 1945 – August 8, 2017) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1999. He spent 13 years in the minor leagues and 23 years in the major leagues, a total of 36 y ...

. He umpired his first major league game on June 3. But Bean gained some recognition because he was at

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for the perfect game by Kenny Rogers on July 28, 1994. He was working his 29th game and seventh behind the plate. Bean umpired his last MLB game on August 7. He did not come back the following season.

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