Carson Kelly and Nico Hoerner react after a pop up drops in the middle of the infield. Nam Huh / AP William Contreras’ routine pop-up wasn’t so routine after all. And a ball that typically is ruled an ...

ATLANTA -- When Andrelton Simmons hit a lazy fly ball during the eighth inning of Friday night's National League Wild Card game, what at first appeared as if it would be a routine out for Cardinals ...

The Chicago White Sox, owners of MLB's worst record, innovated on the science of losing yet again on Thursday. Though to be fair, they had some help from the umpires. Down 8-6 against the Baltimore ...

Major League Baseball has found itself embroiled in another postseason maelstrom over umpires, and renewed calls for increased use of instant replay, after a disputed infield fly call led to mayhem in ...

In these situations, the umpire will declare "infield fly" for the benefit of the baserunners as soon as it is apparent that the fly ball qualifies as an infield fly. The batter is out even if the ...