MLB has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike ... zone. He said it’s not a perfect system yet, but it has a lot of potential. “Some things need to be worked out on the network ...

Manfred has to negotiate a new contract with MLB umpires this offseason as well, the previous one signed in 2019 is set to expire, and the automated strike zone is a part of those negotiations.

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine ...

Hoberg did not umpire last season. MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill recommended on May 24 that ...

Gerrit Cole went into the 2024 season on top of the MLB pitching world ... particularly outside the strike zone. Still, Cole has been one of the elite pitchers in the game for the last seven ...