Top-ranked Novak Djokovic shouted at the umpire before regaining his cool to see out his rain-delayed second-round match against Taylor Fritz at the Italian Open ...

Count columnist Jason Williams among those who think MLB's Automated Ball-Strike system is bad for the game. No matter how bad umpire CB Bucknor is, he doesn't deserve to be embarrassed by the system.

MILWAUKEE — Home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor left the Tampa Bay Rays' game with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday after a foul tip hit him in the face mask. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

It hasn't been a good week for MLB umpire C.B. Bucknor. The subject of intense scrutiny for his calls that had to be reversed in games Saturday and Tuesday, Bucknor's assignment behind the plate for ...

Apr 29, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Umpire CB Bucknor (54) stands on the field during the first inning of the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden ...

MLB's Opening Weekend highlighted major inconsistencies in umpire performance under the new automated ball-strike system. Several veteran umpires saw high rates of overturned calls, with one having ...

THE FINAL. THEY FACE PORTUGAL TUESDAY FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW. THE LITTLE LEAGUE JUNIOR UMPIRES PROGRAM HELD TODAY IN GOFFSTOWN. THOSE WHO WILL BE WORKING AS UMPS THIS UPCOMING SPRING AND SUMMER, ...

Major League Baseball's new automated ball-strike system is gaining praise from fans and players despite pushback from umpires. Retired and active umpires have expressed strong opposition, citing ...

Welcome to Snyder's Soapbox! Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis. Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the ...

John Bloomer officiated sports in Kentucky for more than 30 years. On Feb. 26, while officiating the first game of a double header, Bloomer collapsed behind home plate. He was 70. Bloomer was a ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - High school softball and baseball in southwest Louisiana are facing an umpire shortage that led to a game being postponed earlier this week. Butch Dowies, president of the ...

San Francisco — New York's José Caballero thought for sure the pitch from Logan Webb had missed the strike zone, so he challenged the human umpire's call - and made major league history in the process ...