Jason Varitek may have found a new calling in calling batters out. The former Red Sox catcher, whose official title with Boston is "Special Assistant/Catching Coach," moonlighted as the home-plate ...
It took 150 years for pro baseball umpires to get good at calling balls and strikes. And when they finally did, that's when we brought in ABS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Taking Mike Napoli at his word, this ranks as one of the oddest pretexts for an ejection ever. TheBoston Red Soxfirst baseman, who was called out on strikes in the second ...
The National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies could be heading to a winner-take-all Game 5 if home plate umpire Mark Wegner hadn’t blown a crucial ...
Facing Cubs right-hander Brad Keller right after the home run, Bogaerts took a called strike three on a pitch that was, well, not a strike. Home-plate umpire D.J. Reyburn motioned for the punchout on ...
Miami’s series was impacted by a controversial seventh-inning call that altered the game’s course. As Miami players were exiting the field following a bases-loaded threat, the third-base umpire called ...