By Tzvi Machlin After working more than half of his life as an umpire in Major League Baseball, Joe West has decided to call it a career. On Friday, Major League Baseball announced the retirement of five Major League Umpires as well as their replacements. Among the retirees was West, whose career ended after 45 years in MLB. West retires having officiated the most games in Major League Baseball history with 5,460 of them. He broke the 70-year-old record previously held by Hall of Famer Bill Klem this past May. West joined Major League Baseball in 1976 and became a full-time umpire in 1978. He …