UMPS CARE Charities Inc.

Over UMPS CARE Charities Inc.

Founded in 2006 through the compassion of Major League Baseball Umpires, the UMPS CARE mission puts into action our established creed, "Helping People is an Easy Call". Professional umpires enrich the lives of children coping with serious illness by delivering Build-A-Bear cheer in hospitals. Umpires make baseball magic on baseball fields across the country for participants from youth-based organizations and and military families. Through our scholarship initiative, we offer financial support and ongoing mentorship to children adopted later in life. Our newest initiative, the Official Leadership Program, is a 6-week course instructing teens in umpire mechanics and leadership skills. This program, created in 2021, addresses the significant shortage of umpires in youth sports nationwide.