Major League Baseball umpires work in an environment of constant and often high-stakes scrutiny. The post “Angel Hernandez ...

The Royals defeated the Twins on Thursday. Umpire Scorecards shined a light on MLB umpire Mark Ripperger for what they concluded was a perfectly called game.

Umpire Scorecards, which uses MLB's advanced pitch tracking data to rate the accuracy of home-plate umpires and the impact of ...

MLB is testing robo umps in spring training, letting players challenge ball and strike calls using Hawk-Eye tech. The system ...

Bucknor — despite not garnering Angel Hernandez-level attention — has been among baseball's worst umpires behind the plate for years. Last season, only one umpire performed worse (and it was ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible expansion in an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday. Manfred spoke positively about ...

The Royals won 3-2, but the perfect game was from home-plate umpire Mark Ripperger. Here’s a quick explainer: When a pitcher throws a perfect game, it means he retired all 27 batters with none ...

On a special episode (first released on March 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Technology and tradition are converging this spring training as AI-based umpires are tried out as part of MLB's ...