which gives game credit for anyone completing the training. Instructors include current Major League Baseball umpire Ben May, as well as umps who have worked varying levels of Little League World ...

The Detroit Tigers will be part of an MLB experiment using robot umpires during spring training games at Joker Marchant Stadium. The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system uses cameras to ...

Baseball fans are eagerly awaiting opening day. And while spring training is a time for teams to test out new players and strategies, it’s also a time for Major League Baseball to trial new rules and ...

Spring training presents players with an opportunity to work on aspects of their game that they otherwise wouldn't have time for in the regular season. After all, everyone wants to be sharp when ...

who was the last woman before Pawol to umpire a major-league spring training game in 2007. David Lennon is an award-winning columnist, a voter for baseball's Hall of Fame and has covered six no ...