ABS challenge system used in spring training could become MLB ready as early as next season
After spring training wraps this week, MLB’s competition committee will begin collecting data from players, coaches, and ...
MLB umpire Quinn Wolcott hilariously needed multiple tries to get the call right at first base
During Tuesday's Cactus League game between the Angels and Rangers, outfielder Wyatt Langford hit a slow, bouncing grounder ...
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Chief Justice Roberts Calls Out Trump
Nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire,’ eh? President Trump greets Chief Justice Roberts ahead of his address to ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
When Algorithms Take the Field
Players’ and managers’ efforts to work the umpires to contract or expand the strike zone have long been a part of the game.
Nick Watson free kick furore: Is Hawthorn’s ‘wizard’ treated unfairly by the umpires?
Hawthorn dynamo Nick Watson deserves a fairer whistle if he keeps driving through the ball, according to former Hawthorn ...
Science Friday6d
A Rookie Robot Umpire Takes The Field
In this year’s baseball spring training, the new Automated Ball-Strike System is helping settle challenges to home plate ...
Sportskeeda5d
WATCH: Controversial scenes as Jack Draper argues with chair umpire over contentious call favoring Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells SF
Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper squared off in a thrilling semifinal clash at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, with the Brit ...
Victoria Azarenka launches sweary rant at umpire during Indian Wells moment of madness
Victoria Azarenka confronted the umpire when she was left in disbelief at a call during her second-round match in Indian ...
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Challenging balls and strikes in college? Here's what LSU baseball thinks of the idea.
But one piece of tech that hasn't made its way to the collegiate level yet is the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system. The ...
Jack Draper confronts umpire in video review chaos against Carlos Alcaraz
Jack Draper was forced to confront the umpire over an incorrect not-up call at a crucial moment of his Indian Wells semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz. The British No. 1 successfully chased down a ball ...