TODAY AT FISERV FORUM. STEPH SUTTON IN NEXT WITH BIG 12 SPORTS. BUT BEFORE WE GO TONIGHT, WE HAVE SOME SAD NEWS TO PASS ALONG FROM THE SPORTS WORLD. LONGTIME MLB UMPIRE AND NATIVE MILWAUKEE AND BRUCE FROEMMING HAS DIED. THAT’S ACCORDING TO ESPN. THE 30. THE 86 YEAR OLD DIED AFTER A FALL LAST WEEK AT HIS HOME IN MEQUON. FROEMMING CALLED THE SHOTS FOR 37 YEARS, WORKING THE THIRD MOST GAMES IN BIG LEAGUE HISTORY. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
Former MLB umpire, Milwaukee native, Bruce Froemming dies at 86
Froemming worked the third-most games in MLB history.
Updated: 8:33 PM CST Mar 1, 2026
Bruce Froemming, an MLB umpire for 37 seasons and a Milwaukee native, died Feb. 25, his son told ESPN. He was 86.Froemming worked the third most games in MLB history. He also called a record 11 no-hitters.According to reports, Froemming fell just after midnight on Tuesday and hit his head on a hardwood floor at his Mequon home. He was taken to a hospital in Milwaukee, family said. He had brain bleeding that couldn’t be stopped because he was on blood thinners, leading to his death.”I thought I was in heaven — on the ballfield, professional athletes, I was starting my professional career,” he told The Associated Press days before his retirement. “But never did you dream at the time, ever even think of going to a big league ballpark, because you had so far to go through the minor leagues to even get a chance.”Froemming became a special assistant to MLB’s vice president on umpiring when he retired.
MILWAUKEE —
Bruce Froemming, an MLB umpire for 37 seasons and a Milwaukee native, died Feb. 25, his son told ESPN. He was 86.
Froemming worked the third most games in MLB history. He also called a record 11 no-hitters.
According to reports, Froemming fell just after midnight on Tuesday and hit his head on a hardwood floor at his Mequon home. He was taken to a hospital in Milwaukee, family said. He had brain bleeding that couldn’t be stopped because he was on blood thinners, leading to his death.
“I thought I was in heaven — on the ballfield, professional athletes, I was starting my professional career,” he told The Associated Press days before his retirement. “But never did you dream at the time, ever even think of going to a big league ballpark, because you had so far to go through the minor leagues to even get a chance.”
Froemming became a special assistant to MLB’s vice president on umpiring when he retired.