Umpires ruled obstruction and let Koss advance. Lovullo didn’t like that. At all. He charged out of the dugout, laid into the umpires, and got tossed. Standard stuff, until it wasn’t.

According to The Athletic, MLB changed how its home plate umpires are evaluated on their calls of balls and strikes. MLB’s change? Shrinking the strike zone. Home-plate umpires have long been ...

He was as good as a robotic strike zone, which means he was perfect. A Major League Baseball umpire from Grand Rapids, Michigan has called a rare game where he did not miss a single ball or strike.

Changes to the way Major League Baseball evaluates umpires has resulted in fewer called strikes on the edges of the zone through the first month of the 2025 season, reports The Athletic.

Youth baseball leagues in Massachusetts are struggling to recruit new umpires and some say it's because of parents. Dorsan Delisle is the umpire director for Bellingham Youth Baseball, overseeing ...

Umpiring is a thankless job in cricket. With the players, the on-ground umpires and the third umpire are also involved in the game. However, they don't get the amount of recognition they should get.

Hyde was asked about one of his least favorite topics. This one — about balls and strikes calls from home plate umpires — is a perilous one because criticism could result in a fine from MLB.

“I’ve always thought that I could do a better job than most of the umpires that umpired my games,” said PIAA veteran umpire Don Brenneman. Once Brenneman and Tom Daniels got ...

Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez thinks umpires are giving him the cold shoulder over some comments he made at the start of spring training.

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 ...

In early testing, umpires wore ear buds and would hear “ball” or “strike,” then relay that to players and fans with traditional hand signals.The challenge system adds a wrinkle.

Major League Baseball players like to believe that they could call a game better than the umpire standing behind home plate. Now they’re finally getting a chance to prove it.