During his 13-year career as an All-Star catcher, Mike Scioscia earned a reputation for being as tough as anyone when it came to blocking home plate. But in a sport filled with nostalgia, even ...

Major League Baseball executives will meet with the umpires' union next week to discuss possible alterations for two of the new rules implemented for the 2014 season, according to FOX Sports' Ken ...

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Baseball officials are up front about this: They want to ban home-plate collisions to guard their investments. Minnesota s Joe Mauer, a three-time batting champion, is less than ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Rather than ban home plate collisions outright, Major League Baseball and its players adopted a rule limiting them this season. In what both sides said was a one-year experiment, the ...

(AP) During his 13-year career as an All-Star catcher, Mike Scioscia earned a reputation for being as tough as anyone when it came to blocking home plate. But in a sport filled with nostalgia, even ...

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball and its players have banned most home plate collisions but left open an exception if the catcher has the ball and is blocking the runner’s direct path to home plate. A ...

A new rule, 7.13, was adopted by MLB and the players' association on a one-year experimental basis, the sides said Monday. A comment attached to the rule states "the failure by the runner to make an ...

NEW YORK | Rather than ban home plate collisions outright, Major League Baseball and its players adopted a rule limiting them this season. In what both sides said was a one-year experiment, the rule ...

MLB umpires catch a lot of heat when they miss calls or make egregious mistakes during games. It's just part of the job. But they should also be applauded when they do something awesome during a game.

The Brewers' magical season marched on over this past weekend as Milwaukee took two of three from the visiting Cardinals. Saturday night's 9-8 victory was the most enjoyable. The Brew Crew rallied and ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Baseball officials are up front about this: They want to ban home plate collisions to guard their investments. Minnesota's Joe Mauer, a former MVP and three-time batting ...