Managers have less to argue about as Major League Baseball starts ball-and-strike challenges this season with so-called robot umpires.

The seven-man umpire crew working this World Series is easily the youngest in recent memory.

After a century and a half of Major League Baseball, something quietly extraordinary happened this year.

Francisco Lindor homered after being surprised by his mom’s first visit to see him at Citi Field, Pete Alonso slugged a grand slam during an eventful sixth inning and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4.