Over his 50 years as an umpire, Bruce Lazaruk tries his best not to be seen on the baseball diamond. But that doesn't mean he ...

Great umpires tend to blend into a baseball game ... advice for anyone who is thinking about putting on the mask and chest protector. “If they think they want to do it, they should got try ...

A 2023 survey by the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), which included 35,000 officials across the nation, showed referee registration dropped around 30%, and the average age of referees ...

Baseball has been undergoing some pretty dramatic changes. The sport may still be timeless in a sense, but it is now timed. Spring training this year has featured another seismic twist: the chance for ...

Umpires Ryan Wills, Brennan Miller, Chris Segal and Charlie Ramos.(WTOP/Dan Ronan) In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s series “Working Capital ...

I bring all of this up because in addition to the new rules in baseball, like the pitch clock, the ghost runner, and extra innings, now, comes another wrinkle, the AI umpire. In some spring training ...

In this video, we discuss the introduction of robot umpires in baseball, imagining a future where robots control everything—from pitchers throwing 160mph fastballs to batters hitting home runs ...

So are robot umpires next? Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings. Major League Baseball this spring experimented with a new system that could radically shift how ...

Marc Kantor, a dedicated member of the Marlborough Youth Baseball Association, has died at 46. He was known for his commitment to coaching, umpiring and supporting youth sports. Kantor's ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible ... “absolutely good for baseball.” The bats differ from traditional models due to their ...