Great umpires tend to blend into a baseball game, making the men in blue barely noticeable. Bruce Lazaruk is regarded one of those types of umpires. However, while he might not be seen, he’s ...

Shohei Ohtani is one-of-one. Not just because he is the only player in MLB history to have ever hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in one season. Not just because he's the first guy to regularly hit ...

Sitting all the way in the back of a classroom, Ria Cortesio could barely hold her emotions together. It’s been more than 18 years since Cortesio worked as an umpire in a Major League spring training ...

HOUSTON — The morning after Yankees players felt like a series balls-and-strikes calls contributed to Wednesday night’s loss to the Astros, manager Aaron Boone “had some conversations” on Thursday ...

The mural honoring the umpires mentored by Shelly Curtis White. (Photo by JW August/Times of San Diego) Shelley Curtis White was an umpire’s umpire. An imposing figure behind the plate, his love of ...