What the data from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test says about baseball’s future
Was the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system novel? Yes, though maybe not to Max Scherzer. Effective? According to the data, ...
Four MLB Opening Day games to watch. Plus, reviewing the robot umpires
This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Two years ago on Opening ...
MLB Fans All Had the Same Joke About the Hat Tom Hanks's Son Wore to Dodgers Game
Sitting next to his dad in a suite, Colin Hanks donned a generic black hat with an MLB logo on it—similar to one that umpires ...
Colin Hanks Sports MLB Hat at Dodgers Opening Day Game
Colin Hanks was spotted seated next to his father in a suite as the Dodgers faced off against the Tigers. His choice of attire—a simple black cap adorned with an MLB logo reminiscent of an umpire's ...
Baseball 101: Things we don't see anymore
This year's "Baseball 101," our annual seminar on the game through one particular lens, looks at 101 things that are gone.
Now in its 20th year, the Bay Area Vintage Base Ball League is thriving: ‘It’s 20% Renaissance fair, 80% Little League’
Most new players found the league by accident. They were just walking through Golden Gate Park when they saw something they ...
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How the Rays fashioned their new home
This story was excerpted from Adam Berry’s Rays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to ...
Brewers Fans Outraged After Yankees Break the Rules yet Again
The Milwaukee Brewers started off the season with a loss after a valiant comeback attempt in the 9th inning fell short ...
League expanded from two teams in 2006 to 10 teams today
Most new players found the league by accident. They were just walking through Golden Gate Park when they saw something they ...