Getting calls right is part of that consideration, and MLB has the technology to help umpires with the strike zone just as they can use instant replay to review calls on the field. But “robot umps,” ...

Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals in extra innings.

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...

NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

PHOENIX — Major League Baseball, which has ventured out of its comfort zone the past few years – implementing pitch clocks, ghost runners, enlarged bases, and a universal designated hitter – now is ...

Jimmy Rollins says the MLB should "never" adopt full-time robot umps ... telling TMZ Sports this week the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System is as far as the league should take things. We caught ...

The Associated Press An outfield screen shows a graphic indicating the Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez challenged a pitch call, initiating a review with the automated ball-strike challenge system, ...

Feeling something, positive or negative, about what’s happening in a game is what draws us into sports. Why take that away?

NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the ...

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be introduced in ...