Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic about implementing an automated strike zone in the future, but it may still take ...

He confirms an automated strike zone will be tested in Spring Training and will be implemented in the next few years.

For some time now, an automated strike zone -- informally known as the "robo ump" -- has been used at the Triple-A level and on occasion at various other rungs of the minor leagues. Recently ...

The use of replay review in sports is invariably a hot topic. It gets the calls right. Usually. It slows down the game.

MLB during the regular season. On Wednesday and Friday nights, MLB Network Strike Zone brings fans to every game, with up-to-the-minute highlights, live look-ins and updates, all commercial-free. In ...

It’s time for one of those columns that dabble into this subject and that subject. Hey, that’s why this column is called ...

That’s the ball game! The Astros defeated the Phillies 5-2 in game two of the 2022 World Series. This game was a staple in ...

Experiments include larger bases and an automated strike zone. By Tyler Kepner It’s a paradox for today’s big-league pitchers: M.L.B. is on a pace for another strikeout record, but fewer ...

It’s one of the great sports debates – was that a swing? Every baseball fan has participated in the discourse at one point or ...

"Obviously they’ll need a little more trial and error. But it’s a good idea,” said Drew Gilbert, who initiated the very first ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday that it's only a matter of time before the league adopts some version of an ...