'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes should be subject to instant replay.
Replay has been in place for potential home run calls since August 2008. Selig initially wanted to add trap plays and fair/foul calls down the lines, but Joe Torre said a far larger expansion is possible.
Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games on Friday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning.
Take heart, baseball fans. Expanded instant replay is on its way, though it may not be the game changer the sport needs.
Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games on Friday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning.
Major League Baseball admitted Friday that umpires made a mistake for the second straight day, this time when they messed up by allowing Astros manager Bo Porter to switch relievers in the middle of an inning.
Major League Baseball says the umpires were wrong.
Umpires failed to reverse a disputed tying home run by Oakland's Adam Rosales after a video review Wednesday. MLB executive vice president Joe Torre says the judgment call by umpire Angel Hernandez and his crew "stands as final."
Major League Baseball won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics.
Another dangerous pitch has Carlos Carrasco in trouble again.
Ryan Braun and Ryan Vogelsong are out, Team USA is ruined.
Mets third baseman David Wright flew back to New York to have his sore ribs examined by team doctors.
Pinch hitter Erick Aybar singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth for the Dominicans, who improved to 5-0. They're assured of a spot in the semifinals beginning Sunday in San Francisco.
Wearing the letters of his country across his chest, pitching no more than 20 minutes from his hometown, Gonzalez stood on an international stage and seized the moment in a way he acknowledged he was unable to in October during the playoffs.
Ross Detwiler turned in a superb four-inning relief outing Saturday night to help Team USA beat Italy in the first round of the World Baseball Classic. "It's a dream come true to play for your country," he said.
Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB executive vice president Joe Torre say they still can't commit to expanded replay for next year.
Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB executive vice president Joe Torre say they still can't commit to expanded replay for next year.
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