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First base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was struck in the head by a line drive and left the Twins' 4-3 win over the Mets on ...
While the use of the ABS challenge system during spring training seemed to go smoothly, it does not have a unanimously positive rating among MLB players ... to challenge an umpire's call with ...
On a special episode (first released on March 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Technology and tradition are converging this spring training as AI-based umpires are tried out as part of MLB's ...
Manfred did note MLB umpires are "more receptive" to the robot-style system if it were to be adopted, but the next round of ...
In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 ...
The popular @UmpireAuditor X (formerly Twitter) account found that Bacon missed 17 calls, 14 against the Orioles, in Sunday’s ...
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 Philadelphia Phillies lost 10-4 against the San Franciso Giants and the whole MLB community put it all on umpire’s bad calls. The Phillies saw their crucial game slipping away from them ...
During spring training, MLB experimented with an ABS (automated ... wasn't going to be in place for the 2025 regular season. Umpire CB Bucknor probably lucked out there because Sunday would ...
Maybe it's time an eye exam for some MLB umpires. At least LASIK, the vision correction surgery experts, think so. During the Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants on April ...