The current MLB strike zone has been in place since 1996. The zone itself has remained unchanged for a generation, but there have been adjustments to ...

Contrary to the current trend of specialization, Newbury Park freshman London Lefler is a potential five-sport high school ...

The Washington-based Shepaug Valley High School softball team’s pitcher-catcher battery is an all-Newtown connection with ...

An adjustment in how umpires are graded has impacted ball-strike calls during the season’s first month, leaving players to ...

If you think your team’s pitchers have been getting less strike calls on pitches just off the plate, you might not be crazy.

It wasn’t the first rule tweak in MLB history. The post How One MLB Change Has Affected Pitchers and Catchers This Season ...

“Sometimes I wonder if umpires are just calling blatant framing attempts the wrong way out of spite.” Many others criticized the catcher for poor framing technique. Another redditor ...

Plus, despite wearing a catchers mask doesn't always protect ... If they're not careful, base umpires can also face some unintended dangers. Being hit by batted balls really isn't that common ...

Manager Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees argues with the umpires after Aaron Judge is called out looking during the eighth inning. Getty Images “I think everybody was kind of scratching their ...

We learned this week that Major League Baseball could soon follow the lead of the NFL in having its umpires wear microphones to explain ... And if you want to make sure your pitcher, catcher and ...

"It's a home run." Boone got his money's worth after Judge was called out on strikes, giving the umpires an earful to earn his first ejection of the season. "It was a fair ball, but that's why you ...

Even though it was a rare trade with the New York Yankees, the Red Sox’s December acquisition of rookie catcher Carlos Narváez from their eternal rivals flew somewhat under the radar.