by imavexadmin | Dec 31, 2015 | Newsletter
Since just about the beginning of time, mankind has made resolutions. Do better, go bigger, succeed more. The tradition nowadays, of course, is to make them at the New Year; umpires are no different than the rest of us, so we asked a small selection what their New... 
by imavexadmin | Dec 3, 2015 | Newsletter
As the song goes, it sure would help a lot! The offseason helps MLB umpires unwind from a long season of travel—remember, while players spend half the season at home, umpires have “road games” pretty much all season long—and gets them ready for... by imavexadmin | Dec 2, 2015 | Newsletter
Major League Baseball umpires strive all year to become the man in black on baseball’s greatest stage, the World Series. It’s a privilege, an honor, and it’s the ultimate achievement. When it’s an umpire’s first World Series,... by imavexadmin | Dec 1, 2015 | Newsletter
Not many guys, when asked what they’d be doing if they weren’t an MLB umpire, would say, “I would want to be a winemaker with my own vineyard and/or own a Neapolitan wood-fired pizza restaurant with my wife.” But that’s just how... by imavexadmin | Sep 4, 2015 | Newsletter
Well hey there reader! My name Jeremy Adkins, and with any luck, I’ll be contributing on a regular basis to this wonderful organization’s newsletter. I got involved with UMPS CARE Charities due the kindness of Jim Reynolds, Jennifer... by imavexadmin | Sep 2, 2015 | Newsletter
A long, long time ago (well, 2009) in a country far, far away (well, okay, it was Canada), a young man said to four MLB umpires he met in a restaurant, "Hey, my season tickets are right behind home plate — wouldn't it be hilarious if you sent me two...