Each BLUE Crew Ticket VIP experience includes great seats to the ballgame, a goody bag of “all things baseball”, and the unique opportunity to step onto the field for a souvenir baseball and photo. The baseball experience is designed to strengthen relationships of at-risk youth and adult caregivers.

The program started when an umpire invited his “little” brother from Big Brothers Big Sisters to a ballgame to meet a big league umpire. To date, MLB umpires have welcomed more than 8,000 guests to games across the country with participation in every Major League market. 

In 2019, we successfully added all 30 Triple-A markets to our roster of teams participating in these events. The expansion of the BLUE Crew Ticket program to the minor leagues thanks to our partnership with the MiLB umpires.

In 2021, we invited wounded veterans who are training to become umpires and their family members – 86 guests in all – to attend MLB games in 13 ballparks over the Fourth of July holiday. We had the privilege of teaming up with the Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy to make these experiences possible. In some cases, veterans received signed baseballs from umpires, were featured on the scoreboard and one veteran even enjoyed lunch with an umpire! These are the moments we try to create at UMPS CARE Charities.