Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

Alfonso Márquez is working his seventh League Championship Series, serving as a crew chief along with James Hoye.

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be introduced in ...

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 “strike,” ...

Umpires Nate Tomlinson and Dan Merzel will make their postseason debuts in the Division Series, with Tomlinson working Seattle's matchup against Detroit and Merzel assigned to Philadelphia's meeting ...

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two persons on the competition committee told USA TODAY Sports, after commissioner ...

Major League Baseball today announced the Major League Umpires who have been assigned to the 2025 Wild Card Series. The four Wild Card Series crew chiefs will be Vic Carapazza, Dan Iassogna, Alfonso ...

With a place in the World Series on the line, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners are currently battling it out in ...

Home-plate umpire Alan Porter was almost perfect behind the plate for 15 innings of dramatic postseason baseball.

A blown call by umpire Mark Wegner in Game 4 of the NLDS shocks Phillies fans, sparking outrage and costing Philly the season ...

Here's what to know about MLB's robot umps. How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the ...