This is just an educated guess...
I would assume they would work the whole preseason and season. I don't see why an umpire would want to miss a game, because once the season is over, that's it. Only a select few umpires will work in the postseason.
My guess is however many games are played in preseason, plus the 162 games of the season, they are working somewhere.
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March 8, 1988 in a spring training game between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers. Pam was the first base umpire.
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Yes.
Yes, it is possible.
AL is an abbreviation for American League, one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball. The othe is NL, National League.
Way to much!!!!
He was a top prospect in the minor league and the angels organization gave him a chance.
It's a good topic.
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The home plate umpire position does not pay more or less than the umpires in the field. In the Major Leagues, umpires are paid off of their tenure and performance in the league. The 4 umpires typically rotate their postions. After umpiring behing the plate, an umpire will typically umpire the 1st base position in the next game. He will move to 2nd and then 3rd in the following games before being back behind the plate again.
There is a rule that prohibits making a mockery of the game. There's no reason at all to run the bases facing backwards other than to make a mockery of the game, so the umpire would certainly be within his powers to call the runner out.