The Associated press has learned that umpire Kerwin Danley will soon be named the first African-American crew chief in baseball history. MLB will likely make the announcement official some time this ...

After taking a foul tip off the mask and staying in the game following a brief delay, umpire Kerwin Danley was replaced at ...

Kerwin Danley received a historic promotion Thursday. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) After 23 years as an umpire, Kerwin Danley will be promoted to crew chief. With the move, Danley will become the ...

NEW YORK -- Kerwin Danley became the first African American umpire crew chief in Major League Baseball when a series of promotions, additions and retirements were announced Thursday. The moves ...

LOS ANGELES -- Home plate umpire Kerwin Danley has left the game after being hit in the mask by a foul tip off the bat of Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger. Danley stumbled backward and Royals catcher ...

Home plate umpire Kerwin Danley, overcome by the heat, collapsed after four innings of yesterday's game between the Cardinals and Reds. Danley, 41, never lost consciousness and said he felt better ...

Matheny actually agreed with that call -- "I think the ball hit the ground, and after I saw it later, I know it did," he said -- but the skipper found the reversal of it to be unfair. That led him out ...

Kerwin Danley became the first African American umpire crew chief in Major League Baseball when a series of promotions, additions and retirements were announced Thursday. “I think it’s a significant ...