Dear Eric: Last year, I was hit by a double tragedy – diagnosed with cancer and losing my wife suddenly. The devastation lingers, and each day presents its own challenges. Some days, the weight ...

Max Scherzer’s first start as a Toronto Blue Jay this week was also his first go-round with the robot umpires. Scherzer is 40 years old – right around the age where most people lose interest ...

one, two vs. two," etc, is not really a thing in the modern game. Following Gallen, left-handers Blake Walston and Kyle Backhus are expected to pitch, as well as several other minor league relievers.

Major League Baseball players like to believe that they could call a game better than the umpire standing behind home plate. Now they’re finally getting a chance to prove it.

Simon Cowell might be best known for his stern ways on the X Factor and Britain's Got Talent judging panels, but when it comes to his son Eric, the TV star isn't quite so grumpy. Simon welcomed ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.

A federal judge did not immediately dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, instead asking an independent attorney to present arguments on the Justice ...

In the bottom of the third inning of a matchup against the New York Yankees, Rays right-handed pitcher Eric Orze fired a 3-2 changeup high above the strike zone. When the home plate umpire called ...

Players 1, Umpires 0: Cubs Hurler Cody Poteet Makes First ABS Challenge in Spring Training and Wins GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw ...

Unlike with human umpires, who studies have shown adjust the strike-zone parameters based on the count, ABS maintains a rigid definition of the strike zone based on each batter's height.

It didn't take long for the ABS system to prove human umpires wrong during MLB's first spring training game of 2025. What if I told you there was once a day when human umpires ruled all?

Home plate umpire Tony Randazzo disagreed and called it a ball. Instead of arguing, Poteet simply patted the top of his cap, signifying he wanted to challenge the call. After a few seconds ...