Baseball umpire training apparatus and method

A baseball umpire training apparatus, comprising:

• a home plate having an inside edge and an outside edge;
• a see-through frame extending about said home plate;
• first and second inside baseballs coupled to said frame and located at high and low inside positions, respectively, the high and the low inside positions being substantially aligned with the inside edge of said home plate;
• and
• first and second outside baseballs coupled to said frame and located at high and low outside positions, respectively, the high and the low outside positions being substantially aligned with the outside edge of said home plate.

A baseball umpire training apparatus involving a strike zone having high and low inside corners and high and low outside corners, said apparatus comprising:

• a home plate having an inside edge and an outside edge, the high and the low inside corners of the strike zone being associated with the inside edge of said home plate, and the high and the low outside corners of the strike zone being associated with the outside edge of said home plate;
• first and second inside baseballs;
• first and second outside baseballs;
• and
• means for supporting said first and said second inside baseballs along the high and the low inside corners of the strike zone, respectively, and for supporting said first and said second outside baseballs along the high and the low outside corners of the strike zone, respectively.