It seems like every season there's a two or three-week stretch where broken bats and the dangers they create for players, umpires and fans, becomes the hot topic around baseball. It looks like we're ...

Plate umpire Paul Emmel left the field under his own power and was set to receive stitches after a scary incident Thursday night when he was hit in the head by a bat during the Oakland Athletics' win ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Plate umpire Nick Mahrley ...

NEW YORK -- Oakland Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp has been suspended for one game for intentionally throwing his bat toward plate umpire D.J. Reyburn. The bat hit Reyburn's foot after Crisp struck ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Taking Mike Napoli at his word, this ranks as one of the oddest pretexts for an ejection ever. TheBoston Red Soxfirst baseman, who was called out on strikes in the second ...

So you’re thinking of becoming an umpire? It’s a lot more hazardous of a job than it looks. Umpire Roberto Ortiz was behind the plate for Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San ...