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You have to give MLB and its umpires credit. There really isn’t anyone more hilarious to eject over sticky substances on his hand than Max Scherzer. No one’s going to look more ridiculous arguing their case, everyone in the stadium is going…

Major League Baseball has certainly gotten its plaudits for the rule changes for the 2023 season, mostly because it’s sped up the game to well under three hours. Strikeouts and walks are still about where they’ve always been, but more…

One week into the MLB season, the rule changes are by and large a huge success. It seems that fans and players alike overwhelmingly like the changes. Kyle Schwarber did something that's only been done 11 other times in MLB history | Stats…

College umpire suspended for one of the worst calls you’ll ever see.Image: Getty ImagesSomewhere Fred VanVleet is smiling and cursing happily after a subpar official received his just due. The University of New Orleans defeated Mississippi…

Graphic: Libby McGuire. Getty Photos: Patrick McDermott / Stringer, Thearon W. Henderson / StringerWhite Sox pitcher Joe Kelly’s book, “A Damn Near Perfect Game: Reclaiming America’s Pastime,” delves into many of the issues frustrating fans…

Behold, a baseballPhoto: APLeather is popping, grunts from a mound are being emitted, and GMs are already coming up with lame excuses in the sun —it must be spring training! Pitchers and catchers have reported in Florida and Arizona, and…

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks with the news media after a meeting of MLB owners, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla.Image: Lynne Sladky (AP)No one comes up with a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist…

Image: Getty ImagesAutomatic strike zones, or ABS, or Robo-umps, have been the Valhalla for a certain section of baseball fans (one I happen to be a part of). Watching Angel Hernandez or Doug Eddings try and guess where the strike zone is…

Rob ManfredPhoto: Getty ImagesThe start of the World Series always means that whichever ghoul is the commissioner of MLB is going to emerge from the damp and dark dwelling in which he inhabits. That’s the rule for every league of course, so…

Photo: Getty ImagesI love umpires. I don’t love to hate them like other baseball fans do though. I’ve always leaned in the direction of leniency. I know that officiating in any sport is difficult, thankless, and downright hazardous to your…