Another way of looking at balls and strikes.

Who goes from playing in the majors to calling balls and strikes, safe or out? Just a few men.

Rob Manfred is proceeding slowly on any change in the strike zone. Here’s what a change might bring.

The strike zone has morphed in a way that is less equitable to certain hitters.

Taking stock of the effects of baseball’s brave new world.

We can’t get all the calls right, but there is a subset of calls where baseball can do better.

Do low-strikeout hitters receive special strike zone preference?

How low can it go?

If rules shape baseball, the unwritten rules are the attempt by the players to shape the game as their own.

Replay is working, but technical limitations make it less than perfect.