UMPIRES GIVING BACK

 MLB UMPIRES GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON

SALUTING SERVICE

MLB UMPIRES SALUTE THE SERVICE OF MEN AND WOMEN NOW WORKING AS UMPIRES THROUGH THE WOUNDED WARRIOR UMPIRE ACADEMY

VIP BALLPARK VISITS

MLB UMPIRES PROVIDE SPECIAL BASEBALL MEMORIES FOR YOUTH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND MILITARY FAMILIES

DELIVERING JOY

SINCE 2006, MLB UMPIRES HAVE DELIVERED MORE THAN 24,000 BUILD-A-BEAR STUFFED TOYS TO KIDS IN HOSPITALS

CREATING TEEN LEADERS

TEACHING UMPIRE MECHANICS ON the field and leadership skills in the classroom

CHANGING LIVES

MLB UMPIRES HAVE CHANGED LIVES BY PROVIDING MORE THAN $410,000 TO CHILDREN ADOPTED LATER IN LIFE TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS OF EARNING A COLLEGE DEGREE.

+ Young Patients received BUILD-A-BEAR Joy SINCE 2006

+ Teens Who Have Graduated From Our Official Leadership Program

+ Dollars Awarded in College Scholarships For Children Adopted Later In Life

+ Participants From Youth-Based & Military groups MET UMPIRES AT GAMES

2026 is a very special year for us at UMPS CARE! It’s our 20th Anniversary year! There is a lot to celebrate. 

Major League Baseball Umpires pull off California double header with two hospital visits in the Golden State

Major League Baseball Umpires pull off California double header with two hospital visits in the Golden State

Major League Baseball Umpires (L to R) Carlos Torres, Bruce Dreckman and Nate Tomlinson are joined by UMPS CARE staff members and volunteers at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego (photo by Samantha Martinez). The following day, umpires working the ...
Saluting the service of veterans now working as umpires has become an UMPS CARE Charities passion

Saluting the service of veterans now working as umpires has become an UMPS CARE Charities passion

MLB Umpires Vic Carapazza (left) and Nick Mahrley (right) - both of whom served in the U.S. Air Force - took time out last season before a Houston Astros game to meet with this group from the Wounded Warrior Umpire ...
Spotlighting our All-Star College Scholarship Program as we celebrate out 20th Anniversary

Spotlighting our All-Star College Scholarship Program as we celebrate out 20th Anniversary

(Above) MLB Umpire Alex Tosi and Paul Vetrano, of Deloitte, are mentors to UMPS CARE Charities All-Star College Scholarship recipient Deanna Lescouflair. They met recently for dinner as part of our scholarship program. In addition to financial support, UMPS CARE ...

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Help us cover the bases and continue to expand our reach, bringing more smiles and baseball magic to kids and families across the country.

All-Star Scholarship

The UMPS CARE Charities All-Star College Scholarship is for children adopted later in life in order to provide a college education to students who otherwise might not be able to afford one. Find out more about how to apply today!

ONE-TIME DONATION

One-time donations make a difference here at UMPS CARE. It helps us get that much closer to reaching our goals of putting smiles on as many faces as we can.

UMPS CARE Charities is proud that 80 cents of every dollar goes directly to support our programs! This qualifies us as a high-efficiency charity! 

MONTHLY DONATION 

Our Grand Slam Giving Program is instrumental in helping us cover the bases and continue to expand our reach, bringing more smiles and baseball magic to kids and families across the country.

Our Blue Crew Insiders Program is designed for members of the umpire community. We provide annual Zoom calls with MLB umpires for these members.

Monthly donors receive special gifts, recognition, access to exclusive Zoom conversations with MLB umpires and more!

Testimonials

“My son is currently in Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, awaiting a Bone Marrow Transplant. My wife informed me today that some of the umpires for tonight’s Cardinals game came by Children’s and were passing out Build-A-Bear®. Please pass along our heartfelt “Thanks!” to those that organized this visit, and to the umpires for giving their time. It made Andrew’s day!”

Don L.

Father of patient at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
BLUE for Kids Hospital Program

“Thanks so much for the Colorado Rockies tickets and VIP treatment for me and my Little Sister Na’Tajah. I appreciate your support of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and it’s so cool that you are able to provide special opportunities like this. We had a really great time! It was Na’Tajah’s first Rockies game, and folks kept teasing her about not expecting this type of VIP treatment each time.”

Emily H.

Big Sister from BBBS of Colorado
BLUE Crew Ticket Program

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80¢ of every dollar goes directly to our programs!