The Athletics' Seth Brown was at the plate when everyone, including the umpire, seemed to forget the count. Usually you're ...

The knock of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the anxiety in the air—it had all the characteristics of a classic showdown. The ...

Baseball is full of situations. What gets tricky is when those situations become incidents. This is the language of umpires. A situation is a flash of irritation, a simmering temper, a plea for ...