If you have tuned in for any of the spring training games thus far, you've probably noticed that MLB has started testing an automated strike ... close with the call, and the umpire got to see ...

Veteran MLB umpire Mike Muchlinski went viral on social media for his sense of humor after he got one of his strike zone calls challenged. Muchlinski was the home plate umpire for Tuesday’s ...

That was when we got a great reaction from the home plate umpire. As the videoboard showed that his ball call was correct, Muchlinski made the announcement as, "The call is surprisingly correct." ...

“Everybody knows that. The umpires call everything (a strike). We want to walk too. But they don’t help us. They help the pitchers. This year I am coming to take a lot of walks. Let’s see if ...

Per Rule 8.02(a), players or coaches objecting to ball-strike calls may be ejected. Team managers often run on the field, kick sand, or use florid language at umpires when they feel slighted by a call ...

Home plate umpire ... the call and utilize MLB's new ABS challenge system that is debuting in spring training. After review, the replay clearly showed that Cruz's pitched missed the strike zone ...

A computerized system that calls balls and ... of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.Starting ...

umpire Mike Muchlinski declared the call of the ABS system of a ball outside the strike zone was "surprisingly correct" following a challenge and review by the San Diego Padres. The call came ...