It wouldn’t be fair to describe the joint article from Jayson Stark, Ken Rosenthal and Eno Sarris about the “shrinking” MLB strike zone as a bombshell. It’s a fascinating and necessary story, but the ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred cited a unique “unscientific system” that makes him think the top level of baseball is ready for strike zone replay. Talking to Evan Drellich of The Athletic, Manfred said ...

Chicago Cubs starter Cody Poteet knew exactly what pitch he wanted to uncork to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy: a fastball down and away. But as the ball left his hand — in the first inning of ...

Game 1 of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets started out with a bang, as slugger Kyle Schwarber had the sellout crowd at Citizens Bank Park on its feet with a leadoff homer ...

NEW YORK — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...

It didn’t take long for the ump show to take over in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. Home plate umpire Carlos Torres didn’t make it through the first inning of the Fall Classic before an ...

For years, MLB fans have begged the league to do something about the atrocious umpiring behind the plate. Pitchers are throwing with more velocity and movement than ever before, making the umpire's ...

The pitch was called a ball, but it was close, right on the edge of the strike zone. For an instant, Diamondbacks pitcher Corbin Burnes and catcher Gabriel Moreno just stood there, looking at each ...

Major League Baseball is preparing the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, for its biggest test yet this spring training. MLB has used the so-called robo-umps in the minors, but this will be the ...