MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp

At the conclusion of our free, one-day MLB Umpire Camps, finalists are chosen from our camps and will continue to undergo a vetting process until all camps are completed for the year. Invitations will then be extended to select finalists for the MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla. This invite-only, all-expenses paid, four-week course convenes in January. All meals while at the camp and travel to and from the Prospect Development Camp will be provided at no expense to the professional candidates.

During the MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp, each umpire's performance and abilities are evaluated by the Major League Baseball Umpire Development staff, while candidates learn the rules in the classroom and perform on the field in drills and live games. At the conclusion of the course, professional candidates are placed into Minor League Baseball at various levels based on performance and potential, which mirrors the player development process.

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The view of the Robinson Training Complex from the parking lot before a Umpire Prospect camp.
Umpires with laptops/tablets in front of them sit in a class at the umpire prospect camp.
Umpires with laptops/tablets in front of them sit in a class at the umpire prospect camp.
A man speaks to umpires in uniform in the locker room at the Robinson Training Complex
Umpires stand in for testing for simulated balls and strikes.
Umpire prospects converse outside the Robinson Training Complex.
Umpires sit in multiple rows of seating watching a demonstration on the indoor field at the Robinson Training Complex.
Umpires stand/sit at attention listening to a speaker indoors at the Robinson Training Complex.
Umpires hold a strike pose in a line on an indoor baseball field.
Umpires run down the hall at the Robinson Training Complex.
Two umpire prospects in uniform stand as a man in a green polo speaks to them.
An umpire prospect stands with a pitch clock behind him and batter/catcher in front of him, ready to call balls and strikes.
Umpire prospects walk down the hall at the Robinson Training Complex
An umpire prospect holds his hands up while fellow prospects in a catcher and batter position listen to a person in a green polo.
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