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MLB Umpire Faces Major Backlash After 20 Blown Calls in Mets vs. Astros Showdown, Fans Demand Overhaul
Now, imagine that happening 20 times in one game. That’s exactly what went down in the Astros vs. Mets season opener, ...
MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Baseball is full of situations. What gets tricky is when those situations become incidents. This is the language of umpires.
Trousdale County umpire's death still unsolved: 'I saw his face and toe above the water'
Thomas Oldham's body was found in a pond by his brother-in-law in a case that has generated theories, but no suspect charged after more than 26 years.
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Man behind the mask: Bruce Lazaruk begins 50th season as baseball umpire
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 ...
Robot umpires take to the field for baseball's spring training | The Excerpt
The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which uses Hawk-Eye technology was rolled up from the minors into the majors for an ...
Former First Baseman Keith Hernandez Dumbfounded By First Base Umpire’s Strange Positioning
In the image above, Tom Hanahan shows the positioning that is usually taken when an umpire is working first base. Which is ...
What the data from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test says about baseball’s future
Was the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system novel? Yes, though maybe not to Max Scherzer. Effective? According to the data, ...
Opposing teams unite to rally around baseball umpire with cancer
In sports, sometimes there are things that are bigger than the game, as was the case between two high school baseball teams.
Baseball was largely unchanged for more than a century — now MLB is trying to shake things up
The sport has seen a flurry of rule adjustments in just the past decade and a half, with more on the horizon. America's ...
What we learned from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test: Players, managers, execs weigh in
What did we learn from watching the robot umps — and talking to people throughout the game about ABS — this spring? Let's discuss!
Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test
Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly ...
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MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Baseball is full of situations. What gets tricky is when those situations become incidents. This is the language of umpires. A situation is a flash of irritation, a simmering temper, a plea for ...