After four years of experimentation in the minor leagues, MLB will allow teams to challenge umpires’ ball-strike calls based on the results of an automated system. The challenges are limited in number ...

Miami — Put it on a T-shirt. Like an old-timey “Wanted” poster: Dillon Dingler’s mugshot with the inscription, Strike Bandit, underneath. The man steals strikes, plain and simple. “One of our quiet ...

Following the trade of Harry Ford to the Washington Nationals, the Seattle Mariners have moved to address their catching ...

ANAHEIM — It is no surprise that Taylor Ward is in favor of the change to the way balls and strikes will be called next season. Ward has had 62 pitches outside the zone called strikes against him this ...

What am I thankful for? Plenty of things! But somewhere on the list is pitch-framing metrics, which are just about my favorite baseball thing in this halfway-through decade. Speaking of which, this ...

The tandem proved a source of stability, at least, for a second straight season. Diaz or Caratini started all but three of Houston's games behind the plate. They combined to start all but seven games ...