| TEAM: NL Umpire SIGNER: Bruce Froemming APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3"x5" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Bruce Froemming ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for conition and signature quality. BIO: Bruce Neal Froemming was born in 1939 in Milwaukee, WI. Bruce Froemming was a major league umpire from 1971 to 2007. With 37 big league seasons under his belt when he retired, he was tied with Bill Klem in service as an umpire, and his 5,163 games were second only to Klem, who had 5,370. He began his career in the minor leagues in 1958, giving him 48 seasons as a professional umpire. It would have been 50, but there was a gap in his service time from 1961-1962. Froemming was an umpire in the Nebraska State League (1958), Northern League (1959-1960), Northwest League (1963), Texas League (1965-June 1966), and Pacific Coast League (June, 1966-1970), before joining the National League staff in 1971. He became a crew chief in 1988. After his retirement, he became an umpiring supervisor for Major League Baseball and minor league umpiring instructor. SKU: CL02419
Item: CL02419
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