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There are only 68 major league umpires, so they work pretty consistently. The work 31 weeks with spring training and the regular season. They get four weeks off during that season, and approx two days a month, and they are working all the others. The average umpire in the pros, during spring training and the regular season, can do as many as 180 games without brinking an eye!!
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What does a Major League Baseball umpire make a year?
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.
Are American league and the national league umpires allowed to umpire in both leagues?
The NL and the AL used to maintain separate groups of umpires, but Major League Baseball combined them some years ago, and now, all umpire crews work both NL and AL games.
Why does baseball start during the week and play day games but then go to night games and weekends?
Actually, there aren't many mid-week day games unless there's a double-header. That said, there are a few games each season that are mid-day mid-week games, because it's fun to play hookey for a day from work and go to a ball game. Day games in general are becoming increasingly rare, however because to the TV networks who would rather maximize their advertising revenue by having the games they televise occur during prime-time. The majority of day games are played on Sunday nowadays.
Why does the NFL play games on Sunday?
Weekends are a good time for games because most fans are off work and can attend. College football games are generally on Saturday, so the NFL plays on Sunday in order to avoid competition for viewers. After the college season is over, the NFL schedules some games on Saturdays.
How much does a major league umpire get paid for a World Series game?
Major League umpires chosen to work the World Series get paid a bonus of $20,000. This is on top of the $17,500 bonus they receive for working the early rounds of the playoffs.
