We’ll pause here to let you cue that imaginary 4K video ... Big-league umpires are better at this than you think. FanGraphs’ Davy Andrews pointed me toward Statcast data on Baseball Savant ...

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

Cleveland and Pittsburgh pitchers walked a combined nine hitters Friday night. Conversely, umpire John Bacon missed 17 calls ...

Umpires Ryan Wills, Brennan Miller, Chris Segal and Charlie Ramos.(WTOP/Dan Ronan) In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s series “Working Capital ...

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Another day, another outraged flashpoint in Major League Baseball umpiring. The post MLB News: Umpires Come Under Scrutiny ...

When a game hinges on inches and instincts, you’d expect the arbiters of baseball to bring their A-game, not their blindfolds ...

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the game he was working Wednesday after suffering a scary injury on a line drive. Wendelstedt was working first base during the game between the New York Mets and ...

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 ...

Great umpires tend to blend into a baseball game, making the men in blue barely noticeable. Bruce Lazaruk is regarded one of those types of umpires. However, while he might not be seen ...

A baffling strike call during a Concordia vs. Mount Marty game left fans stunned as the umpire ruled a wild pitch a strike.

Randazzo convinced everyone in the ballpark, including announcers from both teams, that Major League Baseball needs the Automated Ball-Strike system. Randazzo became the latest umpire to turn ...