Articles tagged: umpires

Report: MLB umpires will be able to address crowd in 2020

Major League Baseball is reportedly making a significant change to how umpires can communicate about reviewed calls in 2020.

Atlantic League umpires say computerized strike zone not ready for MLB

Major League Baseball will begin testing a computerized strike zone during spring training this season, but those most familiar with the system believe it isn’t close to being ready for use in

Joe West hurts Yankees with blown strike call on Brett Gardner

New York Yankees fans are furious with umpire Joe West for blowing a call during Brett Gardner’s final at-bat on Friday night.

Watch: Angel Hernandez blew some awful calls in White Sox-Twins game

Angel Hernandez was at the center of some bad calls during Sunday’s Minnesota Twins-Chicago White Sox game.

MLB calls out Umpires’ Association over Manny Machado suspension statement

MLB issued a statement on Tuesday in response to the Umpires’ Association statement about the Manny Machado suspension.

Umpire Angel Hernandez somehow blew this strike call so badly

Umpire Angel Hernandez continues to make us wonder how he keeps his job.
Hernandez had one of the worst blown strike calls of the season on Tuesday night.

Umpire Ron Kulpa criticized for antagonizing Astros following ejections

Two Houston Astros coaches were ejected for arguing balls and strikes early in Wednesday night’s game against the Texas Rangers, but it is home plate umpire Ron Kulpa who has been heavily criti

Watch: Home plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth prematurely rings up Jason Heyward

Monday’s tiebreaker game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs was so exciting that even the home plate umpire had trouble keeping track of the count.