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Jimmy Crooks had a feeling based on the crack of the bat that the ball had a chance of clearing the fence. He stood in the batter’s box for only a moment before beginning a hopeful trot down the first ...

Home plate umpire John Bacon looks on during the ninth inning of a baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Miami Marlins Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ...

How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone. In early testing, umpires wore ...

The ABS challenge system is coming to Major League Baseball, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Tuesday afternoon. Beginning in 2026, teams will now receive two challenges to dispute balls and strikes per ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

It’s been long awaited. It’s been tested in Minor League Baseball at the Triple-A level. It was even used during the 2026 MLB All-Star Game here in Atlanta. Now, it’ll be arriving across Major League ...

More than 70 years since she last took the mound as part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 98-year-old lesbian pitcher Maybelle Blair threw out the first pitch at the live ...