How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone. In early testing, umpires wore ...

Jimmy Crooks had a feeling based on the crack of the bat that the ball had a chance of clearing the fence. He stood in the batter’s box for only a moment before beginning a hopeful trot down the first ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man ... which says the zone is a cube and a strike is a pitch that crosses any part. Big league ...

SAN FRANCISCO — No major-league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than Patrick Bailey. The Giants’ switch-hitting catcher leads his cohort by such a wide margin ...