Apr 30, 2023; Mexico City, Mexico; Home plate umpire Pat Hoberg ... automatic ball-strike (ABS) system in spring training games this year, allowing pitchers, catchers, and hitters to challenge umpires ...

In February, Major League Baseball fired umpire Pat Hoberg after it was revealed ... and hitters to challenge umpires' interpretation of the strike zone against Hawk-Eye's computerized tracking ...

The pitch was called a ball, but it was close, right on the edge of the strike zone. For an instant, Diamondbacks pitcher Corbin Burnes and catcher Gabriel Moreno just stood there, looking at each ...

It's a meld of robotic precision and human oversight, a compromise allowing a limited number of challenges per game to ensure accuracy in the strike zone. Fans and players alike want to see if ABS ...

But last week’s developments — Major League Baseball’s test of the automated strike zone, and the possibility of this rule change taking effect in regular season games as early as 2026 or ...

Where is a hitter most likely to do damage in the strike zone? Which baserunners are plotting ... And he said, ‘I palmed it for you.’ I love Pat. There’s no one else I’d rather have ...

In the bottom of the third inning of a matchup against the New York Yankees, Rays right-handed pitcher Eric Orze fired a 3-2 changeup high above the strike zone. When the home plate umpire called ...

Most notably, umpire Pat Hoberg was recently fired from MLB for ... Along with having to get the balls and strike calls correct in an instant, they deal with the constant pressure from the players ...

Veteran MLB umpire Mike Muchlinski went viral on social media for his sense of humor after he got one of his strike zone calls challenged. Muchlinski was the home plate umpire for Tuesday’s ...

Vogt said Cantillo is at his best when he is commanding the strike zone, and that his stuff plays against big league hitters. “When Joey’s throwing strikes and attacking the zone, he’s as ...