Robert Lance Barksdale (born March 8, 1967) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB).

[3] Barksdale served as a major league fill-in umpire between 2000 and his full-time MLB promotion in 2006.

[4] Barksdale was the home plate umpire when Randy Johnson struck out 20 Cincinnati Reds batters at Bank One Ballpark on May 8, 2001.

[9] Barksdale was the home plate umpire when Wade Miley of the Cincinnati Reds threw a no hitter against the Cleveland Indians on May 7, 2021.

[10] On March 21, 2023, Barksdale was the home plate umpire for the final game of the World Baseball Classic between Japan and the United States.