Baseball is full of situations. What gets tricky is when those situations become incidents. This is the language of umpires.

Baseball has been undergoing some pretty dramatic changes. The sport may still be timeless in a sense, but it is now timed.

There’s a little extra spark when the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers play one another, sometimes leading to arguments with ...

Over his 50 years as an umpire, Bruce Lazaruk tries his best not to be seen on the baseball diamond. But that doesn't mean he ...

Imagine stepping up to the plate, locking in on a pitch, and watching it sail outside the zone—only for the ump to call it a ...

The Milwaukee Brewers started off the season with a loss after a valiant comeback attempt in the 9th inning fell short ...

The New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. showed how to confidently use the still-in-trial Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) ...

But all had stood out in some way to MLB. Scouting those potential umpires is more than just seeing how they call balls and strikes, which they do at length in batting cages. There are other ...

What did we learn from watching the robot umps — and talking to people throughout the game about ABS — this spring? Let's discuss!

Since 2008, instant replay has assisted umpires in ruling on home runs and other key plays. And since 2014, teams have been allotted two replay challenges for calls they don’t like. But in any ...

Persistent rain compelled the umpires to call stumps at lunch on the second day of the CSA 4-Day Series match between the DP ...

Bruce Lazaruk is regarded one of those types of umpires. However, while he might not be seen, he’s definitely heard. His trademark “Strikeeeeeeeeeee!” call has bellowed across baseball ...