Max Scherzer’s first start as a Toronto Blue Jay this week was also his first go-round with the robot umpires. Scherzer is 40 years old – right around the age where most people lose interest ...

US actor John Lithgow has confirmed rumours he is to play Professor Albus Dumbledore in HBO's forthcoming "Harry Potter" TV series. In an interview with ScreenRant, Lithgow – recently seen in ...

It's All Happening: The Harry Potter Series Has Frontrunners For Snape And McGonagall, And I Could Not Be More Excited The Harry Potter series is coming together... I Had No Idea How Strongly ...

Major League Baseball players like to believe that they could call a game better than the umpire standing behind home plate. Now they’re finally getting a chance to prove it.

February is Black History Month, and throughout the month, MLB.com will be looking back at Negro League legends who have richly contributed to baseball history. The following feature originally ran in ...

Donald Trump is said to be committed to Harry facing a criminal prosecution if he is found to have lied about his drugs use in his visa application. Sources close to the US President say he has “vowed ...

Players 1, Umpires 0: Cubs Hurler Cody Poteet Makes First ABS Challenge in Spring Training and Wins GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw ...

The workplace watchdog has launched legal action against former CFMEU boss John Setka for allegedly trying to coerce the Australian Football League into sacking the head of umpires by threatening ...

AFL boss Andrew Dillon says the league will work closely with umpire Nick Foot amid criticism of the Grand Final official taking on a role at betting form Sportsbet. Dillon said the AFL will work ...

ABS relies on cameras to tell an umpire whether a pitch should have been called or a ball or a strike. Advertisement The system, sometimes referred to as the robo ump, will not be used on every pitch.

“I really did. And there is some strategy to it.” An umpire will continue to call balls and strikes, as usual, but the batter, catcher, or pitcher may challenge any pitch by tapping their hat. It must ...

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 ...