The 2025 MLB season was a turbulent one for umpires, with social media and independent grading websites regularly holding officiating crews accountable for poor — and sometimes egregious — ball and ...

One bad call can change everything. The Philadelphia Phillies learned that in a tough way in Game 4 of the NLDS. Home plate umpire Mark Wegner missed an important strike call, leaving fans at Citizens ...

Major League Baseball’s decision to allow teams the opportunity to call for an automated review of an umpire’s ball and strike calls next season makes good sense. To those, such as Finnegan Schick, ...

MLB is set to implement the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in 2026. The Orioles stand to benefit more than any ...

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball says robot home plate umpires are unlikely for 2025. "We still have some technical issues," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at a news conference following ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in ...