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 questions. How is their footwork? How well do ...

Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable ... the highly trained eyes of major-league umpires. The human element is for players on ...

Centerfielder Javy Baez took a low 3-2 pitch and was about to take first base. However, umpire Phil Cuzzi saw it differently, ...

Moore gave it a shot during a few drills, was amused pretending to be an umpire, and started walking away when Danley shouted out to him. “Hey, I want you to walk with me to the batting cages ...

Suspicion arose among the umpires when Guerrero chose to chase down pieces of the bat instead of running to first base. Plate umpire Steve Rippley picked up one of the pieces and noticed the cork.

The three-time batting champion hasn't wasted any time ... However, he recently called out umpires for being "terrible" and it doesn't sound like he is going to leave his fate in their hands.

Home-plate umpire Alex Mackay ruled that Dunn foul-tipped the ball, but replays showed Dunn did not. Dunn could be heard on the broadcast saying the ball hit his batting glove. Mackay called Dunn ...

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