“To put it plainly, courts ‘call balls and strikes’; they don’t get a turn at bat,” the court wrote in a per curiam ruling — ...

A lively argument broke out in the Atlantic League recently, all about “robot umpiring” and the computerized calling of balls and strikes. It was just like old times, one of the managers letting off ...

During today's convention, Judge Paul Matey of the Third Circuit did a SOC! Sidebar on Baseball cards. Judge Matey has some insights on how baseball cards interacts with the law, but he made a point ...

Starting in the 2026 season, Major League Baseball players will be able to challenge called balls and strikes in regular and postseason games for the first time. The widely expected adoption of the ...

OK, that's not a legal term, but it will come up anyway. Chief Justice John Roberts famously compared judges to umpires during his 2005 confirmation hearing, saying neither makes the rules, but rather ...

This is the second installment of InsideThePirates weekend debate series. This week Gary Morgan and Jared Martin will be debating whether or not the MLB should use robo umps. Before we get started ...

The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates had only played a few innings on Friday night before tensions started to get high. Pirates manager Derek Shelton clearly wasn't happy with how home plate ...

A New Jersey native will be the first woman to step behind home plate, calling balls and strikes in a Major League Baseball game. Jen Pawol is set to make history as the first woman to umpire a ...

MESA, Ariz. — Major League Baseball wants to know whether computers are better than umpires. When the A’s play the Diamondbacks on Sunday, technology that could fundamentally change the essence of ...

With a tap of their head, players will be able to trigger an automated review when they disagree with an umpire's call. In spring training this... MLB will allow players to challenge balls and strikes ...