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 ...
you've probably noticed that MLB has started testing an automated strike zone. And the best part about the system may be that umpires are getting a dose of accountability in real time. That's ...
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 ...
The Brewers were facing a starting pitching shortage on Sunday while awaiting word on the severity of right-hander Tobias ...
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MLB has 76 full-time staff umpires and uses fill-ins on crews for openings created by injuries and vacations. Pawol is among a small group of women who have umpired minor league games, among ...
The same can be said about umpires and the league itself this year. MLB is testing ABS – otherwise known as automated balls and strikes challenge system – as a challenge system for pitchers ...
Major League Baseball has introduced several new rules ... you want to get the call right.” Home-plate umpires are still tasked with calling balls and strikes in games, but Hawk-Eye technology ...
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 ...