We talk about this and we say, "Oh, well, this is gonna eliminate framing entirely." And I'm curious about your experience, with that perspective, because I've also heard some theories that you could, ...

I don't think that catcher framing is leaving the game. At the end of the day, the umpire's still making a call, and then somebody has to challenge. It's like, there's plenty, as a hitter or a catcher ...

A new wrinkle thrown at every Major League Baseball team ahead of the 2026 season was how to handle the ABS Challenge System that was set to be implemented. Younger players had experience with it ...

Late last September, MLB announced it would implement the long-awaited ABS (Automated Ball-Strike) challenge system in major league games. With this announcement came excitement, speculation, and ...

A batter absorbing a called strike outside the zone without pushing back is the rarest and most complete win a catcher can manufacture. It means the framing was convincing enough to discourage the ...

Some years ago now, Major League Baseball installed cameras in all the ballparks, super-duper cameras (or maybe radars) that measured the precise speed and location of every pitch from the pitcher’s ...

It’s become more trendy for teams to trot out a two-catcher system. But many fantasy managers may not understand the implications. Since the new ABS Challenge System is currently taking center stage, ...

Royals catcher Salvador Perez’s three consecutive AL gold gloves prove that his peers recognize him as one of the best defensive catchers in the game. However, the art of framing pitches to help his ...