Kaipo Adamos enjoys umpiring softball games, which he stared doing at just 10 years old. USA Softball Umpire Resources
Watch some of MLB's biggest stars play 'Pass the Phone'video Thompson (6 HR!) hoping to parlay hot streak into roster spot Yankees' No. 2 prospect making most of big league camp experience Holmes racks up 8 K's as transition to SP progresses Spring Training Guide Every team's projected...
it’s important to be cognizant of them. So here’s a rundown of the changes that were approved by the joint Competition Committee over the offseason, as well as new guidance that was provided to umpires for an existing rule regarding obstruction at the bases. ...
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been e...
Major League Baseball will move one step closer to robot umpires in 2020 with the implementation of automated strike zones at some minor league ballparks, marking an expansion of its efforts to incorporate technology into a practice that has remained largely unchanged for decades. The program will...
MLB Names Four New Umpires, and Four New Crew Chiefs.(Major League Baseball)Brown, Maury
“We think it’s more accurate than a human being standing there,” he said. ROBOT UMPIRES: MLB'S TRIAL RUN SET TO HIT MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUMS IN 2020 The design of the strike zone is three-dimensional which, according to Manfred, a camera is better at analyzing than the human ...
NEW YORK — Baseball’s top minor leagues are switching to a challenge system full-time for their test of robot umpires. Major League Baseball has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019. It has been used at all Triple-A ballpa...
LeMahieu’s remaining two years and $30MM were always going to put him on the roster with some type of role, but his injury opens the door for a younger option at third base — be it Peraza, Cabrera or perhapsJorbit Vivas. Vivas didn’t make his spring debut until this week. He’d...
The first step to pursuing a career as a professional umpire is to attend an MLB Umpire Camp, where you will be observed and taught by Major League Baseball’s Umpire Supervisory Staff. The MLB Umpire Camps are nationwide at no cost for anyone to attend. At the conclusion of all one-day...