No one country has a team that hold a monopoly on the league like Maccabi does in Israel.
“Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball.”
“Because I was starting out in my 20's. I wanted to do it on my own. I didn't want to use my dad or have people say I was using him.”