Umpires Tom Hanahan and Ryan Wills will make their postseason debuts in the Division Series, with Hanahan assigned to the ...

Chris Sale was also ejected the next day by Dan Merzel and was asked about Merzel being the home plate umpire for Tuesday's ...

PHOENIX — When Laz Diaz arrived at Tiger Stadium to make his major-league debut, Sparky Anderson was in the Detroit Tigers ...

Laz Diaz has spent three decades behind the plate. He’s leaving without much love left for the job itself. Laz Diaz is walking away from Major League Baseball after 31 years, and he’s not pretending ...

Controversial decision to send runner in tight MLB playoff game gets coach ridiculed. USA TODAY Sports Red Sox's Willson Contreras Zips Lips Regarding Managerial Decisions Red Sox first baseman ...

Robot umpires overturned 54% of challenged calls in the first season of the Automated Ball-Strike System, and catchers were ...

PHOENIX — Over the last several seasons, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo has viewed his relationship with Ketel Marte through the lens of protection. Apr 13, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Plate umpire Chris Guccione left Monday's game between the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Guardians after being hit on the mask by a foul tip in the top of the second inning.

Laz Diaz, a major-league umpire since 1995, is retiring after the season. It's clear he will miss the friends he has made in baseball, but not the sport itself.

The entire baseball world agreed that umpire Doug Eddings was out of line Friday night when he told rookie relief pitcher Hancel Rincon he was wearing his hat incorrectly in his Major League debut. We ...

Hancel Rincon’s first taste of Major League Baseball lasted only one inning, but it produced an unforgettable sequence. The St. Louis Cardinals rookie entered Friday’s game against the Colorado ...

“That’s just a power-hungry move, in my opinion,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said of the umpire’s request Justin Edmonds/Getty A tense exchange over a rookie pitcher’s hat led to the St. Louis ...