Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Emmett Ashford was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). Ashford umped from 1966-1970 and ...

Umpire Roberto Ortiz was behind the plate for Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. He got nailed in the head by a Rafael ...

HOOVER, Ala. − Home plate umpire Jason Bradley went into concussion protocol in the fifth inning of Tennessee baseball vs Texas that delayed the SEC Tournament quarterfinals May 22. Bradley was hit in ...

So you’re thinking of becoming an umpire? It’s a lot more hazardous of a job than it looks. Umpire Roberto Ortiz was behind the plate for Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San ...