Announced by MLB in 2022 in hopes of recruiting a broader pool of talent and taking more control of umpire development, it’s now the main pipeline for entry-level, minor league umpires.

Frustration got the best of an outfielder from the Baltimore Orioles during a game. Ramón Laureano was ejected. His fiery reaction to a called strike didn't sit well with the umpire from MLB. The ...

Rays player ejected for tapping on helmet at umpire, and he knew exactly what he was doing How a tap of the helmet led to the strangest ejection of the MLB season By Mark Schofield @MarkSchofield ...

Shortstop Elly De La Cruz vomits on field, while Mariners reliever Trent Thornton, umpire Chad Whitson forced to exit as ...

Base coaches have worn helmets across MLB since 2008, after Texas Rangers minor league first base coach Mike Coolbaugh was killed by a line drive to the head in 2007. However, umpires do not wear ...

Second-base umpire Adam Hamari moved to first, and a three-man crew finished the game, which the Twins won 4-3 in 10 innings. Umpires not working home plate are not required to wear helmets.

Walls appeared to tap his helmet after taking a called strike, leading to the ejection and to him having to be restrained from going after the home plate umpire. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7 ...

MLB umpires consider the gesture disrespectful after the rules changed in the preseason Walls, who was visibly upset at the time, said he didn't realize he tapped his helmet until he reviewed a ...

Major League Baseball has required base coaches to wear helmets since 2008, ... Tichenor said he didn’t think umpires needed to start wearing helmets. “This one was just 100 mph off the bat.

Umpires hate being shown up, and they have a quick trigger for arguing balls and strikes. But tapping on the helmet was an awfully tame way to express, "I disagree." ...

MLB umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was able to walk off the field Wednesday after taking a line drive to his head while working first base during the game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets.