Waukesha North pitcher Sammie Friedrichsohn (9) shows the ball to the umpire after a close play at home plate with Oconomowoc's Tayler Brscherer (20) during the season opener on Tuesday, March 29 ...

MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Umpires Association (WUA) announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4 that registration is now open for its 2025 Umpire Training Program.

The organization will hold classes Wednesday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. at Whitnall Middle School in Greenfield, beginning Jan. 8 and running through March 26. It's the only training program of its ...

The " automated ball-strike challenge system," or ABS, as Major League Baseball calls it, will not be in place for the 2025 regular season. Its use during spring training is a test to see if there ...

The Detroit Tigers are one of 13 teams using the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training. It's about time we use robot umpires.

The contrasts with the rule book zone called by umpires, which says the zone is a cube, and a strike is a pitch that crosses any part. Strikeout rates increased 0.5% and walk rates rose 1% in full ...

Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin (34) takes a pitch as home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott (81) calls the balls and strikes during a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Kansas City, Mo ...