Long Sleeve Black Gray panel
Long sleeve black with gray panel shirt.
Short sleeve Carolina blue, black panel.
Long Sleeve Carolina blue
Long sleeve Carolina blue with black side panels.
Convertible black light weight jacket-highly recommended!
Black light weight jacket. Removable sleeves, The jacket should be worn cinched at the belt line. You should always wear a BLACK UNDER SHIRT–no white t-shirts.
Pull over jacket
Pull-over jacket with powder blue stripes. You should always wear a BLACK UNDER SHIRT–no white t-shirts.
Heavy Jacket
Heavy zipper front jacket (no side pockets), black with powder blue stripes. You should always wear a BLACK UNDER SHIRT–no white t-shirts.
Standard black short sleeve shirt
Black short sleeve shirt (2015). If have the newer MLB style–you can wear it as long as it is the same color as your partner. You should always wear a BLACK UNDER SHIRT–no white t-shirts.
Standard powder blue short sleeve shirt
Powder blue short sleeve shirt (2015) If have the newer MLB style–you can wear it as long as it is the same color as your partner. You should always wear a BLACK UNDER SHIRT–no white t-shirts. If you feel it is too hot to wear an undershirt you can choose not to wear an undershirt.
Dark charcoal plate pants
Dark charcoal plate pants tailored with elastic waist band. Combo pants are not recommended.
Dark charcoal base pants
Dark charcoal base pants tailored with elastic waste band. Combo pants are recommended.
Shiny black leather belt
Shiny black leather belt with silver buckle, 1 3/4" minimum width.
Black ball bag
Federation umpires standard ball bag color is black. They sell wider bags to hold more baseballs. If you wear two bags you can get the standard size. Most of the time you're holding about 4 baseballs at any time. By the end of the game you may be lucky and have two in the bag.
Plate shoe
Black shiny leather plate shoes. They must be Umpire Plate Shoes. These shoes are reinforced at the front to protect your toes from the baseball. Many styles come in 3/4 height and low profile–it's your preference. Make sure before you tailor your plate pants that you bring your shoes with you to have them measured just right.
Black shiny base shoes
Black shiny leather base shoes. There are many styles, from 3/4 height to low profile, white lower sole to all black–it's your preference. Make sure before you tailor your base pants that you bring your shoes with you to have them measured just right. You should always wear BLACK socks.
Chest protector
Every plate umpire needs to wear a chest protector behind the plate. There are many styles and brands. Before you buy, make sure you ask around and get some feedback from the veteran umpires. The Federation does not endorse any specific brand.
Shin guards
Every plate umpire needs to wear shin guards behind the plate. There are many styles and brands. Before you buy, make sure you ask around and get some feedback from the veteran umpires. The Federation does not endorse any specific brand.
Umpire mask
Every plate umpire needs to wear a face mask behind the plate. There are many styles and brands. Before you buy, make sure you ask around and get some feedback from the veteran umpires. The Federation does not endorse any specific brand.
Umpire mask-hockey style (bucket)
Every plate umpire needs to wear a face mask behind the plate. There are many styles and brands. Before you buy, make sure you ask around and get some feedback from the veteran umpires. The Federation does not endorse any specific brand.