Baseball

Force out vs. tag out in baseball: a force out means touching the base when a runner must advance; a tag out means touching the runner. See 15 plays and which out applies.

Baseball glove size chart by age and position: 9 to 10.5 inches for ages 4 to 6, 10 to 11 for ages 7 to 8, up to 13 inches for adult outfielders, plus catcher’s and first base mitts.

Robot umpires are in MLB through the 2026 ABS challenge system: umpires call every pitch, and batters, pitchers and catchers can challenge. Rules, the strike zone and overturn rates.

MLB umpires earn roughly $150,000 to $450,000 a year, with an average near $300,000 and more for crew chiefs and postseason work. How pay, benefits and the path to MLB work.

There is no age too late to start baseball for a great athlete, but after about 12 it gets hard to catch up. What to expect at 13, 16 and beyond, and the best position for late starters.

A good batting average in MLB is .270 or higher, and .300 is excellent. The 2026 MLB average was .244. Ranges, history and what counts as good at every level.

An MLB walk-up song plays for about 10 seconds under the pitch clock, from the 30 to the 20 second mark of the between batter timer. How it works and why songs got shorter.

White Sox vs. Astros on Wednesday, September 30, 2026: live score, first pitch time in ET and the final result, updating automatically.

Phillies vs. Braves on Wednesday, September 30, 2026: live score, first pitch time in ET and the final result, updating automatically.

Every AL and NL MVP winner by year since 1931, from Lefty Grove to Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, plus the players with the most MVP awards.