Blue Jays manager John Schneider came out to state his case, and that's when we overheard the discussion between the ump and Schneider, who remarked: "How the [expletive] are you gonna call that?" We ...

Conroy is entering his third year as a crew chief and has been a Major League umpire for 13 1/2 seasons. He had home plate ...

FanSided's MLB insider Robert Murray recently claimed the Pirates are failing their ace, Paul Skenes, by not spending to add ...

Blue Jays manager John Schneider was not happy with a first-inning call on Friday night. And everyone at home heard him. During the bottom of the first inning against the Orioles, Andrés Giménez ...

He hasn’t even pitched yet this season, but Chris Paddack says he’s already earned a memorable distinction in 2025. “I’m the guy who challenged a pitch a foot and a half from the strike zone,” the ...

Baseball is full of situations. What gets tricky is when those situations become incidents. This is the language of umpires.

Over his 50 years as an umpire, Bruce Lazaruk tries his best not to be seen on the baseball diamond. But that doesn't mean he ...

Baseball has been undergoing some pretty dramatic changes. The sport may still be timeless in a sense, but it is now timed.

The New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. showed how to confidently use the still-in-trial Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) in a Spring Training game against the Boston Red Sox last week – so ...

MLB legend Alex Rodriguez talks about the Yankees having beards and what advice he has for Juan Soto before making a ...

This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Two years ago on Opening ...

The challenge system will not be used in MLB games this season, but there is a good chance it will be implemented in 2026.