John Behrend

John Behrend started umpiring when he was 16 after one of the umpires didn’t show up for a high school baseball game, and has been hooked ever since that day in 1963. He says, “I’ve loved the game of baseball ever since I could walk. I played American Legion baseball and in 1965 went to the 40th annual Legion World Series, held in Aberdeen, South Dakota where I had the pleasure of meeting Ted Williams, Bob Feller, and Burleigh Grimes.” Behrend served in the Marine Corps from 1967- 1994, including service in Vietnam in 1968-69 with 3/7 as an infantryman. A resident of South Korea since 1994, he has been member of the ABUA since Jim Evans invited him to join in 2007. John umpires Korean youth leagues and semipro baseball in the amateur league in Korea, selected to umpire in the Asian Pacific Pony Baseball World Series in Seoul, South Korea, July 2016. Three times he has been selected to umpire in the DODEA, Far East NFHS baseball championships held in Korea with 13 teams from the Pacific region, including teams from Korea, Guam, and Japan. He is married and currently living in Daegu, Korea.

 

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