by Amy Rosewater | Sep 21, 2023 | Event, Latest News
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION LINK On October 20, 2019, the Major League Baseball umpire community lost one of its own – Eric Cooper, MLB Umpire #56. Coop’s legacy, however, remains very much alive. The UMPS CARE Charities 3rd Annual Eric Cooper Memorial Bowling...
by Amy Rosewater | Sep 21, 2023 | Event, Latest News
Our friends at Out West Officials & Gear have been hosting a golf tournament in Utah called Official-ly FORE Kids for three years running, each year using proceeds from the event to raise funds for the delivery of 100 Build-A-Bear furry friends to kids in the...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 25, 2023 | Latest News
REGISTER NOW DAYS UNTIL EAST COAST CLASSIC Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) All of us at UMPS CARE Charities are thrilled to announce that veteran Major League Baseball umpire Sam Holbrook has been named our honorary guest for the third annual East Coast...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 24, 2023 | Event, Latest News
(Above) – Umpires Adam Beck, Clint Vondrak and Dan Iassogna take time out with kids like this one at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore. (Photo Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine) Number of Build-A-Bears umpires have delivered since 2006 Umpires...
by Amy Rosewater | Aug 16, 2023 | Latest News
(Above) – MLB umpires Erich Bacchus, Andy Fletcher, Laz Diaz and Mike Estabrook with The Swingin’ Friar at Rady Children’s in San Diego. Photo by Chuck Hunter UMPS CARE took flight to Southern California to deliver 200 more Build-A-Bear furry friends...