A brief moment of venting under one umpire can become a total explosion under another. Which is why situation management has its own dedicated section of the curriculum at MLB Umpire Prospect ...

The Countryside High School (Clearwater) graduate is one of only three MLB umpires to be promoted to crew chief status for this season. “To me, it’s the pinnacle of this career,” he said.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says robot umpires could be used as early as the 2026 regular season but feedback from players and teams needs to be gathered and analyzed before a decision is made.

While the use of the ABS challenge system during spring training seemed to go smoothly, it does not have a unanimously positive rating among MLB players ... to challenge an umpire's call with ...

That one positive is an increase in offense. This spring, MLB teams averaged a higher number of runs per game (10.3) and overall batting average (.257) than in 2024 (9.8 and .253, respectively).

“We have made a lot of progress in the way the system works,” MLB’s vice president of on ... the coaches like, the umpires like and the fans like.” So this was the logical next step ...

Apr 30, 2023; Mexico City, Mexico; Home plate umpire Pat Hoberg (31) calls an out in the fifth inning during a MLB World Tour game between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants at ...

borderline strike calls from umpires, the players prevailed – but ... makes that increase even more statistically insignificant. Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules ...