Bill Allen’s story is similar to that of many area sports officials, particularly those officials who have been active for ...

Yes, the Cubs didn’t provide much offense and that’s another story, but the five walks Shōta Imanaga and Ben Brown issued in the first five innings of this game resulted in most of the Dodgers runs, ...

Things that come to mind as baseball’s automatic balls and strikes (ABS) system allows players to challenge certain ...

Edgar Martinez, the team's new hitting leader, utilized minor league games as a way to get extra at-bats, so the M's know they can use minor league games as a tool for major league guys.

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Major League Baseball is testing a new system that allows players to challenge a home plate umpire's call. The automated ball-strike system (ABS) has been used for minor league games, but it's ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days and now that includes Major League Baseball. The league is testing new robot umpires during spring training in the form of an ...

Major League Baseball has introduced several new ... you want to get the call right.” Home-plate umpires are still tasked with calling balls and strikes in games, but Hawk-Eye technology ...

While MLB's ABS challenge system (automated balls and strikes) is still in the testing phase this spring training, we're already seeing how umpires respond to the system on the field. And credit ...

The same can be said about umpires and the league itself this year. MLB is testing ABS – otherwise known as automated balls and strikes challenge system – as a challenge system for pitchers ...

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 ...

“I’m a little skeptical on this,” Scherzer said. “I get what we’re trying to do here, but I think major-league umpires are really good. They’re really good. So what are we actually ...