And there are potentially more disruptive changes on the horizon ... Start with the 56 candidates at MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp. This is a training ground that did not exist a few ...

The popular @UmpireAuditor X (formerly Twitter) account found that Bacon missed 17 calls, 14 against the Orioles, in Sunday’s ...

In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 ...

Manfred did note MLB umpires are "more receptive" to the robot-style system if it were to be adopted, but the next round of ...

On a special episode (first released on March 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Technology and tradition are converging this spring training as AI-based umpires are tried out as part of MLB's ...

After fans and MLB clubs got an up-close look at ABS during Spring Training, how do you feel about the system? Vote now in ...

challenge system to spring training games this year, it was seen as a compromise: between umpires, who have traditionally had full autonomy over the strike zone, and those who would prefer MLB's ...

Mark Ripperger apparently does not miss. The MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate ...

MLB umpire Mark Ripperger is receiving praise for how he called a recent game. Ripperger was behind home plate for Thursday's game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins.

During spring training, MLB experimented with an ABS (automated ... wasn't going to be in place for the 2025 regular season. Umpire CB Bucknor probably lucked out there because Sunday would ...

Mark Ripperger apparently does not miss. MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate for ...