John Rankins is a hard-working man, and he’s pretty easy to find. You’ll most likely catch him behind home plate or ...

The MLB has had its fair share of controversial umpire calls, especially over the past week. In Sunday's Yankees-Rays game, ...

Just over half of them are rewarded at the ... This is how it looked for Tyler Funneman. The 42-year-old is MLB’s manager of umpire development. But first, he was a 13-year-old in Moweaqua ...

If the league can’t outright suspend Bacon, it must consider preventing him from working behind the plate. A missed call at ...

Batters, pitchers and catchers were able to challenge a home plate umpire’s ball or strike call. Powered by Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology, the automated ball-strike system replays the pitch ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires are offering up more than 400 items including priceless, autographed sports memorabilia, rarely available specialty MLB logo caps and one-of-a-kind experiences ...

San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez thinks umpires are giving him the cold shoulder over some comments he made at the ...

Hunter Wendelstedt was umpiring first base last week when he was drilled in the left ear by a line drive. He's seen replays and questions himself.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible expansion in an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday. Manfred spoke positively about ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ... We hope he’s OK.” MLB has required base coaches to wear helmets since 2008, the year after Mike Coolbaugh was killed after being struck ...

Every April 15, MLB pays homage to one of its most important ... The number of players to wear No. 42 on April 15 grew over the years, leading to the league's decision in 2009 that all players ...