Tag: Sports officiating
Robot umps and dogs, minor league ball back after lost year
TAMPA, Fla. — It took just four batters at George Steinbrenner Field before a fan yelled “C'mon, blue!” toward home plate umpire Kaleb Devier...
This Date in Baseball
May 4
1869 — Henry Chadwick published his first annual baseball...
Israel’s first transgender referee takes field as woman
HAIFA, Israel — Israeli soccer's first transgender soccer referee took the field Monday for the first time since coming out publicly as a woman...
Conforto’s homer in 9th leads Mets past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning and the New York Mets benefited from a very questionable call...
Plate ump Layne hit in mask by foul ball, leaves game
NEW YORK — Plate umpire Jerry Layne was staggered by a foul ball off his mask and left the game between the Boston Red...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
May 4
1869 — Henry Chadwick published his first annual baseball...
Ump Danley hit in mask by foul, exits Giants-Rockies game
SAN FRANCISCO — Plate umpire Kerwin Danley was hit in the mask by a foul ball and left the field, causing the game between...
Rockies finally win on the road, beat Giants 7-5 in 10
SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan McMahon and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies finally won on the...
Celtics’ Smart suspended 1 game by NBA for language at ref
BOSTON — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was suspended by the league for one game Wednesday because of “threatening language” he directed at a...
Israeli soccer referee comes out as transgender woman
RAMAT GAN, Israel — An Israeli soccer referee has come out as transgender and is living — and enforcing the rules of the game...
