Technically, by the time the clock hit midnight here in Cobb County and Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit the last of his three batting practice homers in a decisive swing-off, the ...

There was good reason to be skeptical of MLB's new format to end an All-Star Game tie, until it happened for the first time.

The Automated Ball-Strike system, which had only been seen in spring training games at the major-league level, was used four times.