And there are potentially more disruptive changes on the horizon ... Start with the 56 candidates at MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp. This is a training ground that did not exist a few ...

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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 ...

In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 ...

Manfred did note MLB umpires are "more receptive" to the robot-style system if it were to be adopted, but the next round of ...

The popular @UmpireAuditor X (formerly Twitter) account found that Bacon missed 17 calls, 14 against the Orioles, in Sunday’s ...

After fans and MLB clubs got an up-close look at ABS during Spring Training, how do you feel about the system? Vote now in MLBTR's latest poll.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...