Muchlinski was the home plate umpire for Tuesday’s spring training contest between the Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, Ariz. Angels pinch hitter Carter ...

The automated ball-strike system (ABS) has been used for minor league games, but it's getting rolled out for the first time in the big leagues during spring training.

Home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski surprised even himself on Tuesday afternoon. During a spring training exhibition between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels at Peoria Sports Complex in ...

Home Plate Umpire Brian Walsh uses an earpiece to hear the electronic notification as to weather a pitch was a ball or a strike by the ABS system during a AAA minor league baseball game.

During Tuesday's Cactus League game between the Padres and Angels, Muchlinski had already ... That was when we got a great reaction from the home plate umpire. As the videoboard showed that ...