Blue For Kids HOSPITAL PROGRAM
Blue for Kids Hospital Program
Major League Baseball Umpires know that the game of life is a lot more than balls and strikes. That’s why baseball’s men in blue are giving back to communities across the country. Umpires, along with UMPS CARE Charities volunteers, take time out to hand deliver Build-A-Bear® furry friends, outfits, baseball-themed activity books and more to kids undergoing medical treatment at pediatric hospitals across the country and in Canada.
Scroll down on this webpage to see photo galleries from visits from this past year! Spoiler alert – lots of smiles!
Number of children in hospitals who have received the comfort of a Build-A-Bear® friend through this program
UMPS CARE Hospital Visits Since 2006
Special Thanks To:
Melanie Ahern
Jody Cox and Mike Barile
Peter Marcus
Stephen Joseph
Gail Rosewater
Stephen J. Wolfe Foundation
2025 Hospital Visits – Photo Galleries
February 12
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, TX
Photos By Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
MARCH 11
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
Photos By Arianna Grainey
MARCH 20
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Tampa, FL
Photos By L.B. Blanchard Photography
JUNE 4
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Photos By Jill Farrar Photography
June 12
Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital
New York, NY
Photos By Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital
JUNE 18
UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s
Chicago, IL
Photos By Melissa Ferrara
JUNE 25
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Cleveland, OH
Photos By Ken Blaze
JULY 2
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Photos By Matthew Grimes
JULY 9
Rady Children’s
San Diego, CA
Photos By Rady Children’s Hospital
JULY 12
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Photos By Cindy Loo
AUGUST 12
Mercy Children’s Hospital St. Louis
St. Louis
Photos By Joe Puetz
AUGUST 19
Rady Children’s Hospital Orange County
Photos By Jason Leung
AUGUST 26
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA
Photos By Eli Angulo
SEPTEMBER 3
Children’s Mercy
Kansas City, MO
Photos By Children’s Mercy
SEPTEMBER 10
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Baltimore, MD
Photos By Johns Hopkins Medicine
OCTOBER 3
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Denver, CO
Photos By Children’s Hospital Colorado
