This landmark change was the highlight of the NFHS Softball Rules Committee’s two ... This penalty has been in place for Rule ...

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced this week new rules for the 2025 season of high ...

Right now, there is a national umpire and referee shortage. The average age of sports officials is 57 years old, and many of them are leaving because of poor treatment from fans and parents. RefReps, ...

NEW YORK — There was a lengthy and scary pause during a Yankees’ fifth-inning rally Sunday at Yankee Stadium when plate umpire Nick Mahrley was struck in the throat by Giancarlo Stanton’s ...

The softball community in San Antonio could certainly be described as tightknit, but there’s one major player on the field who can often be overlooked: The umpire. However, one beacon of support ...

The Yankees’ 10-3 win over the Rockies took a scary turn Sunday, when home-plate umpire Nick Mahrley was hit in the neck area by the top end of Giancarlo Stanton’s broken bat, placed onto a ...

from one of the umpires who was working one of his previous contests. He carried out the crime with an appropriate, carefully selected weapon (a baseball bat, of course). He spoke calmly about it ...

Plate umpire Nick Mahrley had to leave Sunday's game when he was hit in the neck by Giancarlo Stanton's shattered bat. AP Photo/Bryan Woolston After New York's 10-3 win, Major League Baseball said ...

Before the second inning of the Yankees’ matchup with the Guardians Thursday afternoon in The Bronx commenced, Cole threw an extra pitch during warmups and home plate umpire Derek Thomas docked ...

Home plate umpire Nick Mahrley was carted off the field after a scary incident during Sunday’s New York Yankees-Colorado Rockies game which saw him take a broken bat to the neck. During the ...

“Nick is being evaluated by the Yankees medical staff and is currently going through a full battery of tests,” a Major League Baseball official said.The umpire was diagnosed with a concussion ...