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May 25, 2023; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) argues with first base umpire Chris Guccione (68) during the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium.Image: Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsMajor…

WORCESTER, Mass. - Trailing Nashville with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, St. Paul Saints first baseman Alex Kirilloff watched the 3-2 pitch go by for strike three. He thought it might have missed the…

Apr 16, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Home plate umpire Sean Barber (29) calls a strike during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsFans call for…

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, the 2018 NL MVP, isn't a fan of an automated system to call balls and strikes, the next big change on the MLB horizon.During a recent appearance on Barstool Sports' "Pardon My Take,"…

Aaron Judge had a historic season this year, but don't expect that to happen again. MLB insider Bob Klapisch says the next couple of years for the New York Yankees and Judge could be very different. Klapisch wrote via NJ.com:…

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove had his ears searched by an umpire for illegal sticky substances at the behest of Mets manager Buck Showalter in the middle of the sixth inning of Game 3 of their NL wild-card series on…

Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)Giants: Joc Pederson played down Juan Soto rumors, and fans aren’t happy by Alicia de Artola Even in the All-Star Game, Ronald Acuña was on the receiving end of a bad…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 25: Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers reacts to looking at a called third strike while Gary Sanchez #24 of the Minnesota Twins looks on in the ninth inning of the game at Target Field on May 25, 2022 in…

Madison Bumgarner is restrained by a coach.Photo: APThe MLB’s umpires are really milking their last few minutes of relevance, and in the process aren’t doing themselves any favors in the argument against robot umpires taking their jobs. No,…

Major League Baseball is asking umpires to make more random checks of pitchers for sticky substances after watching its crackdown become less effective late last season. MLB instituted regular checks last June 21…