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Great question. The Athletic published a player poll on Wednesday, asking 134 respondents if they’re in favor of “robo-umps” ...
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox own one of the most storied rivalries in sports history. These two iconic MLB ...
You may have noticed an uptick in out calls at home plate getting overturned on review lately, with the mic’d-up umpires talking about violations of the collision rule or home plate blocking.
MLB changed how its home plate umpires are evaluated on their calls of balls and strikes. MLB’s change? Shrinking the strike zone. Home-plate umpires have long been judged with a two-inch ...
An MLB official confirmed that the buffer zone had decreased in size. The intent of the buffer zone change is simple: to call the rulebook strike zone more accurately. But the real-life impact ...
Despite the general success of the ABS challenge system in spring training this year, some players within Major League ...
The Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies game on Monday was a standard close battle between contenders, until it wasn't. Three-time All-Star Kyle Tucker broke the ice with a 387-foot solo homer to right ...
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made a major announcement, pitching an automatic ball-strike challenge system ...
While the use of the ABS challenge system during spring training seemed to go smoothly, it does not have a unanimously positive rating among MLB players ... an umpire's call with a gesture ...