Home plate umpire Kaleb Devier wears an earpiece and a battery pack during a Low A Southeast League baseball game between the Dunedin Blue Jays and the Tampa Tarpons at George M. Steinbrenner ...

For the baseball purists among you, allow us to reiterate: Yes, there will still be a home-plate umpire, and that home-plate umpire will still be calling balls and strikes using their own two eyes ...

The relay throw naturally takes Stevenson to the third base side of home plate, into the path of the runner diving headfirst.

The war, such as it was, is over. The new style has won. Every catcher in the Major Leagues receives with a knee down. Most ...

For example, when the count is 2-1 and the batter doesn't swing at a borderline pitch, his fate will be dramatically shifted by the home plate umpire's subjective call.

Of the 75 umpires who had worked the plate at least three times through Wednesday, he ranked third in accuracy at 95.93%, trailing only Derek Thomas (97.24%) and Will Little (95.96%).

Sep 26, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Home plate umpire Pat Hoberg (31) gestures during the fifth inning of the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

UCLA and UTSA suffered a game delay late in Game 2 of the Los Angeles Super Regionals when the home plate umpire left due to an injury. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️ ...

Umpire Larry Vanover discusses a play during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Vanover is ...