The recent controversy surrounding Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs and his hard slide into Padres catcher Austin Hedges has once again revived discussion of MLB's revised rules governing plate-blocking and ...

On Saturday, the Phillies topped the Reds by a score of 4-3 (box score) and did so in rather thrilling fashion. As noted in this very space, the deciding moment ...

The Major League Baseball Umpires Association released a statement on Wednesday responding to recent criticism from players regarding the home plate collision rule. "This rule change was adopted after ...

Rather than ban home plate collisions outright, Major League Baseball and its players adopted a rule limiting them this season. In what both sides said was a one-year experiment, the rule allows ...

Boston Red Sox’s David Ross is out at home on a fielder choice collides with Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila in the second inning during Game 5 of the American League baseball championship series ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Baseball officials are up front about this: They want to ban home-plate collisions to guard their investments. Minnesota's Joe Mauer, a three-time batting champion, is less ...

As the Oregon Ducks suffered a tough, 6-5 loss in the Eugene regional in the NCAA baseball tournament, a controversial call following a home plate collision cost the Ducks a run and potentially the ...