MLB Umpire Camps serve as the main pathway to pursue professional umpiring careers
Major League Baseball today announced the 2025 slate of free, one-day MLB Umpire Camps that will be held across the country this season. The MLB Umpire Camps serve as the main pathway for candidates to pursue professional umpiring careers and are celebrating their 20th year of placing umpires into professional baseball. Select MLB Umpire Camp attendees will be invited to attend MLB’s Umpire Prospect Development Camp, a four-week experience in January of 2026 that serves as a gateway into umpiring careers through Minor League Baseball and into Major League Baseball.
The 2025 dates and locations are:
- April 26 – Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale Arizona
- May 17 – The Texas Rangers Youth Academy, Dallas, Texas
- June 28 – Dunkin' Park, Hartford, Connecticut
- July 20 – American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers
- Aug. 23 – The Ballpark at America First Square, Salt Lake City, Utah
These camps represent a main component of the umpire development model instituted by Major League Baseball in 2023. It has transformed the training of potential umpires by providing quality and consistent training at no cost to participants, with the long-term goals of expanding and diversifying the pool of interested candidates. The system expedites the road to the Major Leagues for the most outstanding performers and is aimed at making umpiring a more feasible career option.
MLB Umpire Camps date back to 2006, when they began at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, California. Current Major League Umpires Adam Beck, Nestor Ceja, Ramon De Jesus, Malachi Moore, Edwin Moscoso and Carlos Torres all attended MLB Umpire Camps prior to reaching the Major Leagues. To learn more or to register for a camp, please visit MLBUC.com.
