The rulebook strike zone is essentially home plate, projected over a three-dimensional space with a defined top and bottom height, based on the physical characteristics of the batter. So long as ...

THE STRIKE ZONE IS currently defined in the Major League Baseball rule book as the depth and width of home plate — 17 inches in each direction — and the vertical distance between the midpoint ...

When Texas baseball players execute their hitting drills as intended, discussion interrupts the thwack of the bat. During mundane front-toss or batting cage sessions, coach Jim Schlossnagle wants the ...

The league fears the digital box hovering over home plate showing viewers an approximation of the strike zone could interfere with ABS’ effectiveness. ESPN debuted K-Zone in 2001, and since then ...

February 19 - A tap of the cap or helmet has new meaning in 2025 spring training games. In more than 55 percent of spring training games over the next six weeks, Major League Baseball is employing ...

The ABS challenge system is being tested during spring training games in 2025 and could be a new rule in MLB when the 2026 ...

An automated strike zone seems imminent in Major League Baseball ... on pitches outside the zone than Paredes, whose pristine plate discipline and elevated walk rate is exactly what the Astros ...

it's going to be barely (off the plate). We are starting to see that already in these guys with a challenge system." McCutchen is correct. The rate of missed calls within the strike zone declined ...