Baseball was largely unchanged for more than a century — now MLB is trying to shake things up
The sport has seen a flurry of rule adjustments in just the past decade and a half, with more on the horizon. America's ...
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The automated strike zone appeal went well in spring training, according to umpire Chris Conroy
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 ...
Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test
Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly ...
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What we learned from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test: Players, managers, execs weigh in
That might depend on the answer to our next question … For almost 150 years, that has been the question that defined baseball. Hasn’t it? It all starts with the strike zone. Too bad the strike ...
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Sears caps off standout opening series for A's rotation
Opening the 2025 season by splitting a series on the road against an American League West foe, especially one that swept them ...
Dodgers overcome rough outing by Roki Sasaki to sweep Tigers for 5-0 start
Sasaki lasts just 1⅔ innings in his home debut, but the Dodgers’ offense responds as Teoscar Hernandez’s tiebreaking double ...