The Era Committees also considers non-players (i.e. managers, executives, and umpires) for induction. The BBWAA voting process is exclusive to players. In order to be elected, an Era Committee ...

Despite the fine margins of his win, Casey has reportedly decided that he doesn’t need to rush back to Made In Chelsea for its 29th season. According to an insider, despite not having the silver ...

(A little late for Josh Allen ... plate umpire’s ball-strike decision, has been used in the minor leagues in some form for more than five seasons. It’s on track for regular-season MLB use ...

It's only a matter of time until the robot umpires are implemented on a day-to-day basis in MLB. With there being tons of fan angst towards human umpires (i.e. Angel Hernandez), MLB has been doing ...

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 ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days and now that includes Major League Baseball. The league is testing new robot umpires during spring training in the form of an ...

In a self-deprecating moment as Major League Baseball umpires begin to get used to the league's new automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system, umpire Mike Muchlinski declared the call of ...

Major League Baseball has introduced several new ... you want to get the call right.” Home-plate umpires are still tasked with calling balls and strikes in games, but Hawk-Eye technology ...

"I'm a little skeptical on this. I get what we're trying to do here, but I think major league umpires are really good," Scherzer said after his outing. "They're really good. So what are we ...

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While MLB's ABS challenge system (automated balls and strikes) is still in the testing phase this spring training, we're already seeing how umpires respond to the system on the field. And credit ...