MLB umpire meets teen ump from youth baseball game brawl
DENVER - A 13-year-old umpire whose call sparked a brawl among parents at a youth baseball game made his major league debut Sunday. Josh Cordova arrived at a Colorado Rockies game as the guest of Major League Baseball umpire Chris Guccione, who was impressed by the young ump's behavior as adults came to blows at a June game near Denver. Through the MLB umpire charity Umps Care, he invited Cordova and his family to Coors Field to watch the Rockies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. The teen met with Rockies umpires and was given his own official MLB umpire gear, the team said in a statement. He said he didn't want his experience to discourage future youth baseball players from pursuing the sport.