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They say an umpire never gets a home game.

Tell that to the plate of green chile enchiladas Tim Barreras scarfed down earlier this week.

鈥淣othing beats mom鈥檚 green chile chicken enchiladas,鈥� said Barreras, the 29-year-old Triple-A umpire, and Albuquerque native, working this week鈥檚 six-game series between the Albuquerque Isotopes and visiting Tacoma Rainiers.

For the 2015 Sandia High School graduate, who went on to earn a civil engineering degree from New Mexico Tech, this week鈥檚 assignment in his home city is a first.

The son of former longtime Albuquerque Public Schools Athletic Director Ken Barreras and APS educator Deb Barreras, Tim Barreras and his younger brother, Joe, pretty much grew up around sports. Tim was a star on the Sandia baseball team and two-year starting quarterback for the football team. Joe, too, would later be a star Sandia athlete.

But going to college at New Mexico Tech, Tim鈥檚 sports life going took a little bit of a turn.

鈥淭hey have some club teams and intramurals at New Mexico Tech, but no (varsity) sports there, so that was definitely an academic four years,鈥� he said.

When it was over, he knew he wanted sports to still very much be a part of his life.

鈥淚 wanted to stay in baseball, but I couldn鈥檛 play anymore,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o I had to find a different avenue to stay on the field, stay involved.鈥�

While he had done some Little League umpiring when he was in high school, and some high school umpiring after college, it was in 2022 when he took a big leap of faith 鈥� paying his own way to the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School in Florida.

From there, he was selected by Major League Baseball Umpire Development Staff to attend its advanced course, which then landed him a job as a professional umpire in Minor League Baseball.

Four years later, he鈥檚 already at the Triple-A level and has the same hopes as just about everyone he shares the field with each night.

鈥淭he goal is to be a Major League Baseball umpire,鈥� Barreras told the Journal on Friday.

鈥淭here鈥檚 not really a number or timeline to put on it or anything like that. You progress up through the leagues, just like anybody else (including the players) on the field in professional baseball. And eventually, hopefully, you get your chance at the major league level.鈥�

He says he鈥檚 lucky to be in the position he鈥檚 in 鈥� on a career path in a profession he loves with the solid foundation of a lot of good teachers and mentors in life along the way.

Can you hear me now?

As for his chosen career path being one that might rank in popularity only slightly above jobs like lawyer, politician or the dreaded journalist, Barreras says being the target of nightly ribbing from fans isn鈥檛 all that bad.

鈥淵ou don鈥檛 have to listen to them if you don鈥檛 want to,鈥� Barreras said.

Selective hearing, he points out, is nice to have.

On the field, anyway.

鈥淲ith my girlfriend, I better be 鈥� I mean I am listening to every single thing she has to say,鈥� Barreras said.

On the road again

Barreras along with the other two members of his three-man crew this season 鈥� Steve Hodgins and Joe McCarthy, who also got to enjoy some always-appreciated non-hotel room nights this past week visiting the Barreras family 鈥� have one more game Sunday afternoon at Rio Grande Credit Union Field before hitting the road again.

For a Triple-A umpiring crew, which largely stays together for the entire season 鈥� Spring Training in March through season wrap-up in September 鈥� they follow the same schedule the teams do. That means Mondays off, then six-consecutive days of games, a different city every week.

Still, it鈥檚 a life he鈥檚 loving being a part of right now and one he wouldn鈥檛 shy away from encouraging others with an interest to pursue.

鈥淵ou miss all of the opportunities that you don鈥檛 take,鈥� Barreras said. 鈥淚f it鈥檚 something that you鈥檙e passionate about, and really love the game and really want to get into it, I say take the shot.鈥�

Geoff Grammer is the Sports Editor of the Journal, a podcaster, columnist and covers UNM Lobos basketball, among other things. Reach him at ggrammer@abqjournal.com or follow him on Twitter (X) .