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, MLB ...

Recently newly acquired Chicago White Sox top catching prospect joined the MLB Pipeline podcast with Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis. Recently a list was published for the best catching prospects in ...

Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty ...

Assuming both sides ratify the new deal as expected, MLB will have flexibility in future implementation of an electronic strike zone. When that might take place, or in what form, has not been ...

After winning just one playoff game in 2024, the team’s tendency to chase pitches outside of the strike zone has been an area ...

The Diamondbacks signed first baseman/outfielder/DH Pavin Smith to a one-year deal, avoiding arbitration. Read more at MLB ...

For the first Pipeline Inbox of 2025, we had readers submit two players with the idea that I'd say which one I like better ...

Each year at MLB's winter meetings ... go to some sort of challenge -- something that we've talked about with the strike zone, like we've tried in the minor leagues. A.J. Hinch, Detroit Tigers ...

He fills up the strike zone fearlessly with all of his pitches ... In two years, Skubal has the potential to be the first pitcher in MLB history to receive a $400 million contract upon becoming a free ...