by Amy Rosewater | Sep 13, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires are offering up close to 250 items including priceless, autographed sports memorabilia, rarely available specialty MLB logo caps and one-of-a-kind experiences during the 13th Annual UMPS CARE Charities Online Auction. The auction,...
by Amy Rosewater | Sep 16, 2021 | Event, Latest News
All of us at UMPS CARE Charities and the family of Eric “Coop” Cooper are thrilled to announce that we have set a date for the 1st Annual Eric Cooper Memorial Bowling Tournament: Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Gameday Lanes (formerly Merle Hays Lanes) in Des...
by Amy Rosewater | Sep 12, 2021 | Event, Latest News
For the Upton family, officiating is a way of life. Clair Upton was entrenched in the world of calling baseball games and refereeing basketball games. His son, Randy, started working as an umpire when he was about 15 and this year marked his 25th season as a college...
by Amy Rosewater | Sep 11, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Marty Foster usually loves when he gets to travel to New York City. It is one of the favorite stops for many Major League Baseball Umpires, and Foster is no exception. But 20 years ago, Foster was not so certain he wanted to be in the Big Apple. He recalled being...
by Amy Rosewater | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s back to school time – for real this year. Ever since the pandemic turned everything upside down, there has been a slight return to normalcy as students across the country have been returning to school. Among those students are four of our UMPS CARE All-Star...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 25, 2021 | Latest News
Before the Major League Baseball umpires took the field at Camden Yards at Oriole Park in Baltimore, they took time out to field questions from young patients at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Fieldin “Cubby” Culbreth and Ryan Blakney, part of the MLB umpiring crew...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 18, 2021 | Latest News
Darrin Besescheck has been an umpire for Little League for 25 years, and this milestone year is even more special because it will mark his second time officiating at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Usually, this is a one-time honor for...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 11, 2021 | Latest News
(From left: Erin Lubush, Marisa Danley, Deanna Reynolds, Lisa and Janice Zoeller ) All of us at UMPS CARE Charities are brokenhearted as we mourn the loss of volunteer Lisa “Kiwi” Goldenberg (second from right), who died unexpectedly last week. At the...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 10, 2021 | Latest News
UMPS CARE Charities, the official philanthropy of the Major League Baseball umpires, today announced the 2021 recipient of the All-Star College Scholarship – Keniya Beckwith. Adopted at the age of 14 after living with numerous foster families, Keniya plans to major in...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 5, 2021 | Latest News
(Photo courtesy of NASO: from left: Gary Darling, Larry Young, Tim Timmons, Lance Barrett, Adam Beck and Alfonso Marquez) UMPS CARE Charities, the official charity of Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires, today received the 2020-21 Gold Whistle Award, presented by the...
