Bruce Neal Froemming (/ˈfrɛmɪŋ/; born September 28, 1939) is Major League Baseball Special Assistant to the Vice President on Umpiring, after having served as an umpire in Major League Baseball. He first umpired in the National League in 1971, and from 2000 to 2007 worked throughout both major leagues. Early in the 2007 season, Froemming tied Bill Klem for the most seasons umpired (Klem's final season, 1941, included only 11 games as a substitute). Previously, on August 16, 2006, Froemming umpired his 5,000th game between the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, making him the second umpire to reach that milestone; Klem retired after 5,374 games. Froemming now stands third on the all-time list of games umpired, having been passed when Joe West officiated his 5,164th Major League Baseball game on August 14, 2019. On April 20, 2007, he umpired at first base in the Cleveland Indians-Tampa Bay Devil Rays game, passing Klem to become – at age 67 years 204 days – the man then believed to be the oldest umpire in major league history; Hank O'Day holds the record, retiring at 68 years, 2 months. He worked his final regular-season game at age 68 years 2 days on September 30, 2007, when Froemming received a standing ovation before umpiring his last regular-season game, manning the third base position as the Milwaukee Brewers hosted the San Diego Padres at Miller Park in his native Milwaukee, with much of his family in attendance. Because Froemming was then over age 65, he became eligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 instead of having to wait the customary five years. More about Bruce Froemming
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After a brief semi-pro playing career, Froemming became the youngest umpire in professional baseball in 1958 at age 18, working his way up through the minor leagues to the Pacific Coast League before joining the NL staff in April 1971. While in the minor leagues, his work had caught the attention of skilled observers such as Hall of Famer Jocko Conlan. Froemming became one of the NL's six crew chiefs in 1988. He also refereed high school basketball games, and was recommended for the NBA by Al McGuire, but declined the opportunity when NL umpire Al Barlick helped him in his advancement to the major leagues. In Froemming's first season, he was on Barlick's crew. In Barlick's first season, 1941, he worked three games with Klem.In total, we tracked 130 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Bruce Froemming (Bruce Froemming Signed Baseball Selig NL Umpire Autograph #6 Inscription JSA 4) was sold in June 2022 for $99.99 while the cheapest item (BRUCE FROEMMING SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD N.L. UMPIRE) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2012. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2011 with an average selling price of $2.13 for an autographed item of Bruce Froemming. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2022 with $99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2011. In average, an autographed item from Bruce Froemming is worth $12.00.
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1989 T & M Umpires #11 Bruce Froemming signed autograph tough set break * SWSW6 | $12.00 | ||
2004 Bowman Heritage Bruce Froemming Autograph Auto Umpire Card SA-BF | $9.99 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED MLB OFFICIAL N L BASEBALL SIGNED BRUCE FROEMMING N. L. #6 (UMPIRE) | $20.00 | ||
BRUCE FROEMMING 2004 BOWMAN HERITAGE #223 HARD SIGNED AUTO - UMPIRE *11191 | $11.99 | ||
Bruce Froemming Autographed Hand Signed 1990 T&M Card MLB Umpire | $7.50 | ||
Bruce Froemming Autographed MLB Baseball w/ insc PSA X49700 | $59.95 | ||
Bruce Froemming Signed Baseball Selig NL Umpire Autograph #6 Inscription JSA 4 | $99.99 | ||
Bruce Froemming Signed Official Rawlings National League ROMLB Ball Umpire #6 | $15.00 | ||
Bruce Froemming Umpire 37 Years Signed 3x5 index Card | $12.60 | ||
MLB Stars & Umpires Signed Baseball Richie Ashburn Bruce Froemming +7 | $15.00 |