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 ...

I bring all of this up because in addition to the new rules in baseball, like the pitch clock, the ghost runner, and extra innings, now, comes another wrinkle, the AI umpire. In some spring training ...

Could umpiring in Major League Baseball ... training games in Arizona and Florida, and it could be coming to regular-season games as early as 2026. Here's what to know about what the automated ...

“It's cool to be the one to fire away.” Home plate umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during the third inning of a spring training baseball game between the Miami Marlins and Houston Astros ...

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 ...

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 ...