Great question. The Athletic published a player poll on Wednesday, asking 134 respondents if they’re in favor of “robo-umps” ...

At least one team suspected that umpires had been given instructions to crack down and call the rule more strictly. But in a statement to Yahoo Sports, MLB said: “There has been no change to the ...

On a video call last Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, MLB told Nike officials that things needed to change. The tiny letters on the back of the jerseys had to go.

Despite the general success of the ABS challenge system in spring training this year, some players within Major League ...

MLB changed how its home plate umpires are evaluated on their calls of balls and strikes. MLB’s change? Shrinking the strike zone. Home-plate umpires have long been judged with a two-inch ...

An MLB official confirmed that the buffer zone had decreased in size. The intent of the buffer zone change is simple: to call the rulebook strike zone more accurately. But the real-life impact ...

The Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies game on Monday was a standard close battle between contenders, until it wasn't. Three-time All-Star Kyle Tucker broke the ice with a 387-foot solo homer to right ...

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made a major announcement, pitching an automatic ball-strike challenge system ...

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 ... an umpire's call with a gesture ...

You may have noticed an uptick in out calls at home plate getting overturned on review lately, with the mic’d-up umpires talking about violations of the collision rule or home plate blocking.