And as long as baseball has been a constant, so too has the umpire. The looming figure in blue with a booming voice and the personality of a junkyard dog has always been a unique character in the ...

Great umpires tend to blend into a baseball game, making the men in blue barely noticeable. Bruce Lazaruk is regarded one of those types of umpires. However, while he might not be seen ...

Florida A&M head football coach James Colzie III has a side hobby as a softball umpire. Colzie has been umpiring since 2009 and officiated a game between Mississippi State and Auburn in March.

During the spring, he trades his headset for a face mask, moonlighting as a college softball umpire. When they talk about “being married to the game,” they’re talking about James Colzie III.

Lamson Park was painted with Vermilion and purple as Louisiana softball played host to No. 3 LSU for a Tuesday night clash between in-state rivals. In the first meeting, the Ragin’ Cajuns (16-15 ...

NEW YORK — Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers. Major League Baseball ...

And hey, that reminds us of something important: Big-league umpires are better at this than you think. FanGraphs’ Davy Andrews pointed me toward Statcast data on Baseball Savant that shows how m ...

Gates open to the public at 2:10 p.m., with pregame ceremonies starting at ... All proceeds benefit the baseball and softball outreach programs of the Reds Community Fund. Noon – Findlay Market ...