2007-08-01 07:15:41 · 11 answers · asked by kualum1980 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
very few
umpiring isnt like coaching
to be an umpire you need to be certified and do it for years at the high school level, then get the opportunity to ump at the college level THEN get the slim shot at umpiring at the minor league level, and if you are lucky have a shot at making an MLB crew
so to answer your question very few if any because it takes so much time to move through the ranks
2007-08-01 07:19:18 · answer #1 · answered by TheSandMan 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is only one way to be a major league umpire. You have to go to one of the to upmire schools. The Jim Evans academy of professional baseball and the other is run by froeminng i think. You have to finish top of your class and be picked by the school to go to a minor league evaluation. There if you perform well you will become a minor league umpire at very low rookie ball. If you are good enough you will move through the minors and if you are lucky make to the majors in maybe ten years. You dont just get to be an umpire because you played. 200 to 300 peolpe a year go to these schools and only 20 to 30 get pick to go to the minor league evaluation process. This is a very hard buisness to get into.
2007-08-02 00:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by mattius337 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cant be very many. An ex pro ball player woul make alot more money being a coach than an umpire. Besides it takes a long time to become an ump at the major league level and thats not always the case with becoming a coach.
2007-08-01 14:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by timbo73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3
2007-08-01 14:24:45 · answer #4 · answered by shan_ali36 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think any well known MLB Players umpire.
After players are done with their career it is very more likely for them to peruse a coaching career rather then umpiring.
2007-08-01 18:30:25 · answer #5 · answered by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zero. Most played in high school or college, but none ever made the majors.
2007-08-01 16:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont think any-if there is, they probably only played a few games in the majors.
2007-08-01 14:21:24 · answer #7 · answered by Jack D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None, why would they take such a drastic pay cut.
2007-08-01 14:44:57 · answer #8 · answered by joyce 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So few I would say.
2007-08-01 14:48:50 · answer #9 · answered by Sharon S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't think any, even if there were, wouldn't they be biased?
2007-08-01 14:27:32 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋