‘Helping People Is An Easy Call’: The Story of UMPS CARE Charities
Gerry Davis and Sam Holbrook spend time with a patient…
‘Yer blind, Ump, Yer blind, Ump, Ya mus’ be out-a yer mind, Ump!’: Umpires on Screen and Stage
Lobby card for "Kill the Umpire" (1950) starring William…
Umpiring in Korea
Korean umpire Won Hyun-sik. (Author's collection)
In…
Umpiring in Cuba
Mid-game refreshment break for Cuban umpires. Mártires…
Umpires in Postseason
Editor's note: All statistics are current through the 2016…
An Umpire’s Fan Club
Henry “Hank” Morgenweck had a brief but highly unusual…
Umpires and No-Hitters
Note: All statistics are current through the 2016 season.
Bruce…
Umpires and Health
Umpire John McSherry. (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)
In…
Umpire Schools: Training Grounds for the Guardians of the Game
Introduction
In September 2005 the confirmation hearings…
Umpire Mechanics
At Fenway Park, the umpires take the field through the…
Umpire Analytics
1. Introduction
Rule 9.02 of the official MLB rulebook states,…
Ejecting 17 Players in One Game
The record for the largest number of participants ejected from…
US Secret Service Agent Puts His Life on the Line Posing as a Major-League Umpire
US Secret Service agent bearing arms, umpires room, Yankee…
Replay Behind The Scenes — At The Ballpark
ANDY ANDRES, FIELD TIMING COORDINATOR
Interview on August…
Replay as an Umpiring Tool
Entrance to Replay Operations Center, New York City.
In…
Once Upon a Blue Moon: A Love Affair with Umpiring
Foreword
Please do not tell my umpire assignor this: I conceived…
Norman Rockwell’s Umpire Paintings
Baseball has always been a favorite subject for artists wishing…
An Umpire School Diary
Shaun McCready, an amateur umpire in Pennsylvania, wrote…
Larry Young and International Umpiring
Major League Baseball’s point man for international umpiring…
Interviews with Three Arizona League Umpires
As an official scorer for the Arizona Rookie League I have…
Interview with Ross Larson, Instant Replay Coordinator
Interview with Ross Larson and Mike Teevan conducted by Bill…
Interview with Mark A. Letendre, Director of Umpire Medical Services
In October 1999, as part of the merging of the National League…
Interview with Rich Rieker, Director of Umpire Development
For the past six-plus years, since before the 2011 season,…
Interview with Umpire Observer Kevin O’Connor
Bill Nowlin conducted this interview with Kevin O’Connor…