Speaking as an umpire, here would be some concerns about working behind the plate under the protocols:
-I have face shield (cloth mask presumably) on, I then put on either a face mask or hockey style mask over it. When I take the mask off, does the face shield go with it? Lord knows if that face shield gets into the dirt, what good does it do (it's not sanitary to put back on, and to breathe in dirt would seem like a bad idea).
-I'm asked to take a position more in back of the catcher than normal. All of the sudden, the traditional protection that the catcher provides in terms of foul "tips" and wild pitches/passed balls all of the sudden vanishes; that puts me in greater risk of being hit by a pitched/batted ball. Not withstanding that an adjusted position creates issues in terms of the ability to call balls & strikes as effectively. At that point, you might as well just put the umpire behind the pitcher, go one-man mechanics, and pay that umpire 1-1/2 (or 2x) game fee.
-I have face shield (cloth mask presumably) on, I then put on either a face mask or hockey style mask over it. When I take the mask off, does the face shield go with it? Lord knows if that face shield gets into the dirt, what good does it do (it's not sanitary to put back on, and to breathe in dirt would seem like a bad idea).
-I'm asked to take a position more in back of the catcher than normal. All of the sudden, the traditional protection that the catcher provides in terms of foul "tips" and wild pitches/passed balls all of the sudden vanishes; that puts me in greater risk of being hit by a pitched/batted ball. Not withstanding that an adjusted position creates issues in terms of the ability to call balls & strikes as effectively. At that point, you might as well just put the umpire behind the pitcher, go one-man mechanics, and pay that umpire 1-1/2 (or 2x) game fee.