MINOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING CHARITY bowling tournaments

UMPS CARE Charities is once again teaming up with The Association of Minor League Umpires (AMLU) during Spring Training to raise funds and make a difference in communities across the country. The Minor League Baseball Umpires in Arizona and Florida host three bowling tournaments during Spring Training. These events are friendly competitions between crews as each team competes to be the top fundraisers and the top bowlers. Proceeds support UMPS CARE Charities programs throughout the year! Win-Win! 

FLORIDA FUNDRAISING PAGES
ARIZONA FUNDRAISING PAGES

Proceeds from these events will help UMPS CARE provide the following in 2026:

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Build-A-Bear Workshop experiences to critically ill children at 15 pediatric hospitals across the country and in Canada
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VIP baseball experiences to at-risk youth, foster care children, critically ill kids and military families at Major League and Triple-A ballparks. For the second consecutive year, UMPS CARE will host  8-10 visits for groups in Class AA markets!

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Education on and off the field for teens in under-resourced communities through our Official Leadership Program

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College scholarships for children adopted later in life
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Financial assistance to families in need in the umpiring community

UMPS CARE Charities started in 2006 through the compassion of the Major League Baseball Umpires, and it has created a movement of giving back at all levels of umpiring! Minor League Baseball Umpires are making a major impact at all 30 Triple-A ballparks in addition to Class AA ballparks! 

(Above) The umpire crew working a series in Nashville took time out to grill a ballpark lunch for cancer patients at The Hope Lodge. 

(Below) Minor League Baseball crews had a blast with a family from the Miracle League in Omaha and with another family from the Nixon Foundation which supports kids with cancer, in Salt Lake City.