MLB swing-tracking data helps researchers examine baseball's long-debated two-strike approach

When baseball fans watch a batter strike out with runners in scoring position, the reaction is often immediate: Shorten the ...
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ESPN, MLB Take New Swing at Games They Hope Bring Die-Hard Fans to Streaming

Last year, ESPN and Major League Baseball appeared to have struck out. A decades-old alliance was torn asunder, with the Disney sports giant backing away from its long-running “Sunday Night Baseball.” ...
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The hitters with MLB's most extreme swings

There are infinite ways to get your bat to the baseball. For the hundreds of Major League hitters, there are hundreds of ...
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MLB test of robot umpires for checked swing calls moving up to Triple-A

MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball's experiment of a robot umpire technology system allowing challenges to checked swing calls is moving up from Class A to Triple-A. MLB will also test moving second ...
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MLB Moves Check-Swing Robot Umps Challenges, Experimental Rules to Triple-A

Major League Baseball's experiment of a robot umpire technology system allowing challenges to checked swing calls is moving up from Class A to Triple-A. MLB will also test moving second base slightly ...