Players’ and managers’ efforts to work the umpires to contract or expand the strike zone have long been a part of the game.

Batters, pitchers and catchers can challenge a home plate umpire’s ball or strike call. Powered by Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology, the automated ball-strike system replays the pitch trajectory to ...

However, umpire Richard Illingworth was seen having a word with Gill after Head walked back to the pavillion. The umpire’s gestures seemed to suggest he was warning Gill about releasing the ball too ...

Warner Bros. Discovery said on Tuesday that its streaming service Max will launch in Turkey on April 15 as streamer BluTV, which it acquired at the end of 2023, “will evolve into Max, an ...

New Max movies and shows drop on a regular basis, and the March 2025 Max schedule is serving up top titles all month long, with brand new premieres of Max and HBO Original movies and shows like ...

Start with these. By Scott Tobias When HBO Max debuted in May 2020, subscribers rightfully expected (and got) the formidable catalog of prestige television associated with the HBO brand.

REIGNING premier Brisbane is the favourite to go back-to-back this season, according to the 18 AFL captains, while eight skippers have tipped Greater Western Sydney to break through for a maiden ...

You may have missed it in theaters, but there’s no excuse once it hits Max; You can thank us later. (Streaming March 21.) ...

Garena's OB48 update for Free Fire Max introduces the MyZone event, weapon adjustments, increased backpack capacity, and new character Oscar. The update also features gameplay and system ...

And credit to umpire Mike Muchlinski. He's having fun with the newfound accountability. During Tuesday's Cactus League game between the Padres and Angels, Muchlinski had already seen several of ...

Warner Bros. Discovery has halted plans to launch a $10 paywall for its B/R Sports tier, while also pulling sports and news content from the Max ad tier starting March 30. By Etan Vlessing Canada ...

A player in the latter category was Max Scherzer of the Toronto Blue Jays ... and how he approaches each hitter and count. Why bait the umpire if that call will ultimately be challenged and ...