Umpires Ryan Wills, Brennan Miller, Chris Segal and Charlie Ramos.(WTOP/Dan Ronan) In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s series “Working Capital ...

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the game he was working Wednesday after suffering a scary injury on a line drive. Wendelstedt was working first base during the game between the New York Mets and ...

MLB umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was able to walk off the field Wednesday after taking a line drive to his head while working first base during the game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets.

Great umpires tend to blend into a baseball game, making the men in blue barely noticeable. Bruce Lazaruk is regarded one of those types of umpires. However, while he might not be seen ...

Major League Baseball is also probably pretty pleased that Ripperger now holds the most recent “perfect game” for an umpire. After all, his predecessor Hoberg was just fired by MLB over a ...

Daniels said he had one bad concussion that almost made him hang up the umpire gear, but even after having both of his knees and hips replaced, he keeps coming back for more. While Brenneman says ...

However, that is neither here nor there. Wendelstedt's safety is far more important than a baseball game. Wendelstedt has been an MLB umpire for 25 seasons. He comes from a family of umpires ...