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Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter just picked up a sledgehammer and smashed the glass ceiling within the male-dominated executive ranks in MLB by hiring Kim Ng as the new General Manager of the Miami Marlins. Derek Jeter deserves a lot of credit.

Average salary and benefits for umpires in the MLB Besides their salaries, MLB umpires also receive significant benefits. According to the MLB, umpires: Fly first class. Get a $340 per diem to cover hotel and food costs.

There are opportunities for teaching umpire school and staying involved in the game during the offseason. Yes they do. MLB pays eight umpire supervisors and nine umpire observers to cover the 15 cities.

In baseball, each umpire has a considerable amount of discretion, and may eject any player, coach, or manager solely on his own judgment of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Nowhere in the Major League Baseball rulebook does an umpire have the power to eject a fan who never enters the playing field. Nowhere in the MLB rule book is an umpire given the authority to eject a fan from the stands, unless, of course, he enters the field of play.

Pay increases, incrementally, for umpires in the minor leagues. In 2017, Major League Baseball reported that Single A umpires earned $2600 per month and Triple A umpires earned $3900 per month. Major League umpires begin at $120,000 annually, and seasoned umpires can earn as much as $350,000.

Professional League To become a professional umpire, you must attend a professional umpire school. The schools are generally five weeks long. The top students are selected for an extra one-week evaluation program conducted by the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation.