TIME OUT for a pitcher to put on his jacket while on the basepaths ... to provide a fresh supply for baseballs to the home-plate umpire at A’s games in Kansas City and Oakland.

MLB umpire Mark Ripperger is receiving praise for how he called a recent game. Ripperger was behind home plate for Thursday's game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins.

The Royals won 3-2, but the perfect game was from home-plate umpire Mark Ripperger. Here’s a quick explainer: When a pitcher throws a perfect game, it means he retired all 27 batters with none ...

MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate for the contest and managed to call a ...

Corbin Burnes wasn't about to sugar coat it. Despite the joy of his team coming back from a 4-0 deficit in the ninth, he was ...

In their last game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Corbin Burnes was unhappy with a couple of calls from home plate umpire Alfonzo Marquez. Burnes, who was trying to find his rhythm, was seen ...

Never get caught two-on-one: If a base umpire sees his partner behind the plate getting an earful from the hitter and his manager, they should come down, get in between and peel one of them off.

Bucknor — despite not garnering Angel Hernandez-level attention — has been among baseball's worst umpires behind the plate for years. Last season, only one umpire performed worse (and it was ...

Bettmann / Getty Images As the first black umpire in Major League Baseball ... Today, the Spalding face mask he wore behind the plate is a tangible reminder of the courageous men and women ...

280. However, more impressive than what the players did might have been what home plate umpire Mark Ripperger did. He umpired a perfect game, marking the second time in the Umpire Scorecards era ...