A couple of veteran MLB umpires have decided to hang up the mask and chest protector.

A couple of veteran MLB umpires have decided to hang up the mask and chest protector. Umpires Phil Cuzzi and Mark Carlson announced their retirements on ...

1. It’s not often that we get something from a spring training game that stands out as an “Oh wow” moment. However, Tuesday’s ...

Laz Diaz still is not doing his PR any favors. The veteran MLB umpire Diaz was working first base for Wednesday’s Spring Training game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals at ...

It isn't clear exactly who will benefit the most from ABS challenges, but pitchers who can paint at the top of the zone might get a boost.

The “human element” in baseball leads to human error. Such has been the case since the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional baseball team back ...

An umpiring tradition born in 1938 reflects on its legacy as robo umps and other advancements usher in a new era.

Umpire Mitch Trzeciak had three calls overturned in the first two innings of the spring training matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

Major League Baseball announced today that two new umpires have been promoted to the full-time Major League staff. The newest members of the full-time staff are Tom Hanahan and Brian Walsh: - Tom ...

Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages ...

The ABS system is back in spring training and will be used during the MLB regular season for the first time ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a surprising twist that baseball purists might never have predicted, many Major League Baseball umpires have gone from resisting automated strike zones to actively embracing them.