The Dodgers, chasing back-to-back championships, sent their two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani to both hit and pitch in the season’s showdown against the Toronto Blue Jays. But before the bottom of the ...

Dale Scott was a big-league umpire for 32 years, where he worked three World Series, including Game 7 of the 2001 Fall Classic.

Feeling something, positive or negative, about what’s happening in a game is what draws us into sports. Why take that away?

The Game 3 home plate umpire is Mark Wegner. Immediately at the start of the broadcast, the Fox announcers pointed out that ...

Only two teams (the White Sox and the Astros) were hurt by a larger net number of bad ball-strike calls than were the ...

A new system next season will help perfect decisions around balls and strikes. But baseball’s charm has always been tied to ...

Major League Baseball today announced the Major League Umpires who have been assigned to the 2025 World Series presented by ...

Both in the minors last month, Yesavage and Sasaki are suddenly two of the most important pitchers in the World Series.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Major League Baseball is preparing to share the strike zone with machines. Starting next season, pitchers, hitters, and catchers—but no one in the dugout—will be allowed two challenges a game. A tap ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in ...