The New York Yankees fell to the Houston Astros, 8-7, and it was a massively frustrating game for the Yankees. Multiple calls didn't go their way all game long, including the final strike to Jazz ...

Balks are called by an umpire. Mostly, they are called because of actions that might deceive the batter and baserunners. Also, balks can be called for specific actions that are against rules intended ...

Orioles reliever Darren O'Day has been called for two balks in a major league career spanning 11 seasons and 576 games. Umpire Stu Scheurwater, hired in December to a full-time position, is ...

Max Scherzer has theorized that baseball's new pitch clock will allow pitchers to dictate the pace of games. In the eyes of one umpire, he raced too fast even for the pitch timer Friday. Scherzer ...

Back before PitchCom became a popular resource for pitchers and catchers to call pitches, you'd see relief pitchers intentionally commit balks to move a base runner off of second base. It was all ...

PHILADELPHIA — Jesus Luzardo allowed 16 earned runs in his first 11 starts as a Phillie. He nearly doubled that total Saturday. Luzardo allowed 12 hits and 12 earned runs in his 12th start, a disaster ...

The Norfolk Tides got dunked on this week by an unexpected foe — the weather. Norfolk (Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles) faced off on Tuesday against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Triple-A ...

While Camilo Doval still has the electric talent to be successful under Matt Blake, the New York Yankees reliever probably needs an offseason to settle into the instruction to approach his potential.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected for the fifth time this season during a frustrating 4-1 loss in Wednesday's series finale against the Houston Astros. The controversy stemmed from the top ...