It requires an emphasis on conditioning. (Sessions begin at 6 a.m. before the umpires hit the classroom at 8 a.m.) It requires mastering the art of calling pitches, as in literally, verbally ...

When Jim Evans opened his Academy for Professional Umpiring in 1989, the 28-year MLB veteran revitalized the baseball officiating academy experience with extensive hands-on classroom and on-field ...

"Trying to get a group of umpires that enjoy what I do." Listening carefully in the classroom are some rookies, and also his protege, umpire Paula Hoekstra, who is considered one of the nation's ...

Manfred has said in the past that the strike zone as called by umpires looks more round than one might expect. “The shape of the strike zone, we have not started those conversations (with ...

RAY WAS THE USA BASEBALL UMPIRE OF THE YEAR IN 1987 AND HIS NAME IS LEGENDARY IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BASEBALL COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO HIS FAMILY FOR THE GREAT TRIBUTE FOR RAY VALLIERE.

He was as good as a robotic strike zone, which means he was perfect. A Major League Baseball umpire from Grand Rapids, Michigan has called a rare game where he did not miss a single ball or strike.

Al Clark is a former umpire for the MLB. Al was one of three umpires to throw Cal Ripken out of a game during Cal's illustrious career. Al joined Ed and Steve to talk about his new book Called Out ...