Jen Pawol became the first female home plate umpire in an MLB regular-season game on Sunday, calling balls and strikes in ...

The 2025 MLB season was a turbulent one for umpires, with social media and independent grading websites regularly holding officiating crews accountable for poor — and sometimes egregious — ball and ...

12 Oct 1997: Manager Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves argue with plate umpire Eric Gregg against the Florida Marlins in game five of the National League Championship Series at Pro Player Stadium in ...

Enid native, and current Shawnee resident, Jordan Baker will be in the World Series spotlight on Saturday night. The 6'7 Baker will be the home plate umpire in the decisive game between the Blue Jays ...

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Baker became a Major League umpire in 2012 and has a vast postseason resume. This is the second World Series that Baker has umpired in, he was also part of the crew in the 2022 World Series. He has ...

Major League Baseball will make its initial foray next season into “robot umpires,” a rather hilarious term that conjures up images of Star Wars droids barking out ball and strike calls but is in ...

NEW YORK -- Plate umpire Jeff Nelson had to leave Game 3 of the ALCS after suffering a concussion when he was struck in the mask by a foul tip in the top of the fourth inning. Nelson remained in the ...

Pitcher - A pitcher is the fielder designated to deliver the pitch to the batter. The pitcher shall stand facing the batter, his entire pivot foot on, or in front of and touching and not off the end ...

Among all the other things you might notice at World Series Game 7, your eyes might be drawn to the home plate umpire. World Series Game 7 home plate umpire Jordan Baker is 6-foot-7. He's the tallest ...