And as long as baseball has been a constant, so too has the umpire. The looming figure in blue with a booming voice and the personality of a junkyard dog has always been a unique character in the ...

What did we learn from watching the robot umps — and talking to people throughout the game about ABS — this spring? Let's discuss!

In his second at-bat in his second game with the Mets, Juan Soto left the ballpark with a big home run against the Houston ...

The challenge system will not be used in MLB games this season, but there is a good chance it will be implemented in 2026.

How can AI umpires reduce human error in sports adjudication? Explore whether AI referees can ensure fair play in the MLB, tennis, and the English Premier League.

Holmdel's softball team was still defrosting from winter as the first pitch was thrown, but the competitive fire lit up the ...

And umpires are the ones, ultimately, who have to call rain delays. We talked about this with Dale Scott, a retired crew ...

March 27 is Opening Day, when hope springs eternal. For at least one day — Opening Day — every Major League Baseball team is ...

After the Volunteers evened the series 1-1 last night, the two teams will play a rubber match on Saturday afternoon ...

2019 — It’s Opening Day across Major League Baseball as all 30 teams are active, one week after a preliminary two-game opening series in Japan. A record number of homers are hit today - 48 across the ...

Mike Matheny, a former St. Louis Cardinals player and manager, poses for a photo with Debbie Streif, left, and her daughter Mara, both from Lebanon, IL, before a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers ...