MLB will be using technology to get the big ball-strike calls right? Not much doubt about that. So it’s a good thing they’re not unleashing the robots without getting extensive feedback from ...

But could ABS automate the game a little too much for fans? USA TODAY MLB Reporter Gabe Lacques has seen the robot umpires in action and joins The Excerpt to share his impressions. Hit play on the ...

the robot alone for the first three games of each series and a human with a challenge system in the final three. That system was in place at the start of 2024, but MLB switched to an all-challenge ...

Fans and players are divided on whether they like the idea of robots impacting games. If approved by the MLB competition committee, the technology could be implemented as early as 2026.

A ball is a ball. And if you don’t like how the humans called that pitch, you challenge — and the robots end the debate. Major League Baseball declined The Athletic’s request for specific ...

system could be used for the regular season by 2026 The Major League Baseball (MLB) robot umpires won’t be rolled out for every game this spring, but they will be in play for Friday’s matchup ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of ...