MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Baseball is full of situations. What gets tricky is when those situations become incidents. This is the language of umpires.
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When Algorithms Take the Field
Players’ and managers’ efforts to work the umpires to contract or expand the strike zone have long been a part of the game.
What we learned from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test: Players, managers, execs weigh in
What did we learn from watching the robot umps — and talking to people throughout the game about ABS — this spring? Let's discuss!
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Texas Rangers SP Tyler Mahle slams new ABS challenge system: ‘It’s kind of ridiculous’
Texas Rangers infielder Josh Smith taps his helmet as he motions to home plate umpire John Bacon to initiate a replay challenge of a called third during the third inning of a spring training game ...
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Umpire Mike Muchlinski hilariously made fun of himself after the Padres’ failed ball-strike challenge
That was when we got a great reaction from the home plate umpire. As the videoboard showed that his ball call was correct, Muchlinski made the announcement as, "The call is surprisingly correct." ...
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Fans loved how MLB's new ABS challenge system exposed the umpire's terrible call in real time
With Andy Pages at the plate for the Dodgers, the outfielder took exception when home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson rung him up for a bases-loaded strikeout. Pages immediately tapped his helmet to ...