by Amy Rosewater | Jun 1, 2026 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Registration is now open – at early-bird prices – for our inaugural Eastern Officials Association Golf Tournament! The event is set for Monday, October 5, 2026, at the Sleepy Hole Golf Course in Suffolk, Virginia. Prices will go up on August 1, so...
by Amy Rosewater | May 28, 2026 | Latest News, Uncategorized
(L to R) MLB Umpires Dan Merzel, Mark Ripperger and Dan Bellino hand off the 25,000th Build-A-Bear in the charity’s history to a child at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh). Children in...
by Amy Rosewater | May 21, 2026 | Latest News, Uncategorized
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...
by Amy Rosewater | May 20, 2026 | Latest News, Uncategorized
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 Academy. UMPS CARE Charities is...
by Amy Rosewater | Apr 20, 2026 | Latest News, Uncategorized
(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...
