Scott Servais, now manager of the Seattle Mariners but a catcher during his playing career, remembers when a member of the front office explained to him just how valuable catchers can be in tipping a ...

Major League Baseball is once again preparing to roll out a slate of experimental rules across the minors this summer designed to speed up pace of play and increase action on the field. Rules that ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball could test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system in spring training next year, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s top minor leagues are switching to a challenge system full-time for their test of robot umpires. Major League Baseball has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike ...

For some time now, an automated strike zone -- informally known as the "robo ump" -- has been used at the Triple-A level and on occasion at various other rungs of the minor leagues. Recently, MLB ...

For a certain segment of baseball fans, the Automated Ball-Strike system is a long time coming. With the technology to know for certain that a pitch is being called correctly, the thinking is that ...

Nobody’s perfect, and umpires are human and make mistakes. But MLB hitters and pitchers have had to live with those mistakes behind the plate. Until 2026. Starting next year, MLB will implement an ...

Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the ...