The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system made its MLB debut in Spring Training this year as testing continues for an ...

Twenty-nine teams will be trying to dethrone the Los Angeles Dodgers, who flexed their financial might again during the ...

Michael Gough is the third umpire, and Andy Pycroft will be the match referee. For the second semifinal, Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel are the on-field umpires, with Joel Wilson as third ...

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals are upon us, and the match officials for the two mouth-watering contests have been confirmed. The first semi-final between India and Australia in Dubai, ...

Shelley Curtis White was an umpire’s umpire. An imposing figure behind the plate, his love of baseball and respect for the game was evident to anyone who knew him over the 60 years he called ...

That was when we got a great reaction from the home plate umpire. As the videoboard showed that his ball call was correct, Muchlinski made the announcement as, "The call is surprisingly correct." ...

State troopers used Thomas’ and Chumley’s descriptions of Bartz and his truck and license plate to come up with a list of possible ... McKenzie, 29, of Deatsville, Alabama, Thomas and Chumley were all ...

A Community Plate get-together is based on sharing pot-luck meals and recipes, and is capped off with participants taking turns sharing theme-based stories to connect ...

Seven’s Mitch Cleary revealed the story, before adding that umpire apologised to Ashcroft in due course and admitted he overstepped the mark. “The next day, an apology was issued and accepted ...

Veteran MLB umpire Mike Muchlinski went viral on social media for his sense of humor after he got one of his strike zone calls challenged. Muchlinski was the home plate umpire for Tuesday’s ...

With Andy Pages at the plate for the Dodgers, the outfielder took exception when home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson rung him up for a bases-loaded strikeout. Pages immediately tapped his helmet to ...

Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone. In early testing, umpires wore ear buds and would hear “ball” or ...