MLB finding talent at umpire camps
MLB finding talent at umpire camps
MLB held its fifth and final 2016 umpire camp Saturday at Tropicana Field before the Tampa Bay Rays hosted the Texas Rangers.
Five to seven attendees will get invitations to join a group totaling about 30 for a December mini-camp in Fort Myers that will determine umpire school scholarship recipients.
“For anybody to quit their job and risk four or five weeks of their life is a big step, much less come up with several thousand dollars in tuition,” said Reliford, an MLB umpire supervisor.
Baseball was gracious enough to give us a budget where we could help some worthy candidates get their start with little to no risk of their own other than their time.