WASHINGTON — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz pointed on the knob of his bat after hitting a 455-foot homer at Washington on Wednesday evening in a reference to the elimination of a overlaying earlier within the sport. Earlier than De La Cruz led off the second inning, umpires had the slugger take away … Read more
Jun 15, 2023, 04:44 PM ET NEW YORK — Robotic umpires possible will not be prepared for a giant league call-up subsequent season. Main League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says the Automated Ball-Strike System being utilized in Triple-A isn’t possible for use within the large leagues in 2024. “I feel there’s some sentiment among the … Read more
Zoom is making its approach from the workplace to the baseball broadcast. Beginning with the 2023 season, the expertise might be built-in into baseball broadcasts on MLB Community and Apple TV+, permitting viewers to look at umpires connecting with the MLB replay operations middle in Manhattan in an effort to offer transparency to followers in … Read more
CHICAGO — Wednesday’s statement by the Major League Baseball Umpires Association was terse about the criticisms they are receiving regarding the home plate collision rule. After multiple video reviews resulted in incorrect calls at home plate, the rule has been a hot topic in the game. This includes Tuesday’s game between the Cleveland Guardians Detroit … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The umpires forbid Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ use of a position player against the ninth inning. New York Mets On Saturday night, Roberts failed to realize that a rule prohibits non-pitchers from being used by teams with a deficit of at least five runs. Los Angeles trailing 9-4 when Roberts sent a … Read more
Major League Baseball announced that umpires will be equipped with microphones on the field to inform the crowd of replay reviews, which will begin with exhibition games at stadiums this weekend. Crew chiefs will carry a microphone through a beltpack and they will move to one of the baselines to initiate a replay. They will … Read more
NEW YORK — The robot umpires were promoted and will now be one step away from the major leagues for this season. Major League Baseball will expand its automated strike zones experiment to Triple-A. This is the highest level in the minor leagues. MLB’s website published a notice for seasonal employees looking to operate the … Read more
CHICAGO White SoxPitcher Lance LynnHe was kicked out of his starting against the Oakland AthleticsAfter tossing the belt to umpires in the dugout, Wednesday was a foreign substance inspection. Lynn got the third strike in the bottom of the fourth. Nic Lentz, third base umpire, tried to quickly get Lynn off the field. He also … Read more