HELPING PEOPLE IS AN EASY CALL

 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.

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80¢ of every dollar goes directly to our programs!

+ 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. 

Our always-awaited annual online auction, hosted on MLB.com, goes live Friday, April 17 at 10 AM Eastern!

Our always-awaited annual online auction, hosted on MLB.com, goes live Friday, April 17 at 10 AM Eastern!

For the 18th year, Major League Baseball (MLB) Umpires are offering up more than 400 items including priceless, autographed sports memorabilia, rarely available specialty MLB logo caps and one-of-a-kind experiences during the UMPS CARE Charities Online Auction. The auction, hosted ...
We've been busy this spring and are ready to play ball in this, our 20th Anniversary season!

We’ve been busy this spring and are ready to play ball in this, our 20th Anniversary season!

Major League Baseball Umpires (L to R) Erich Bacchus, Ryan Wills and Clint Vondrak took time out before a Spring Training Game in Port Charlotte, Florida, to give Ryker amd his parents a day to remember at the ballpark. Ryker ...
Minor League Baseball Umpires make a MAJOR impact on UMPS CARE Charities

Minor League Baseball Umpires make a MAJOR impact on UMPS CARE Charities

Minor League Baseball Umpires Ben Phillips, Shane Sullivan, William Paschal, Parker Powell, Allen Bryan and guest Elle Romano bowled in our annual Minor League Baseball Umpire charity tournament in Jupiter, Florida, earlier this week to support UMPS CARE Charities programs ...

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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