The robo ump could cause a unexpected casualty: the TV strike zone box
MLB is weighing options to dramatically reduce or remove the ubiquitous broadcast strike zone box as part of bringing the robo ump online.
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MLB to test automated ball-strike challenge system during spring games
Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever ...
Phillies will get their first look at robot umps in spring games: ‘There is some strategy to it’
An automated ball-strike system will be available for 27 of the Phillies' 31 spring training games. Rob Thomson liked what he ...
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LeBron James sits out All-Star Game, ending 20-year streak of starts
LeBron James will not play in Sunday’s All-Star Game, the first time he has been selected but will not participate in the ...
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How the CMU logo found its way into the Smithsonian
How did Central Michigan University’s logo end up in the Smithsonian? It’s a chapter of one alumnus’ story that starts in Mount Pleasant and ends in Washington D.C.
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Cactus League ballparks to serve as a test site for robo umpires
Human umpires will still be making the original call on balls and strikes. But teams will now be allowed to challenge those ...
The ‘rehab mustache’ is gone as the Phillies’ Andrew Painter begins the next step in his return
Coming off a dominant Arizona Fall League showing, Painter is not expected to pitch in the Grapefruit League as the Phillies ...
Grading Kellen Moore to Saints; No. 15 Kentucky sweeps No. 5 Tennessee; Real Madrid stuns Manchester City
THE NO. 15 KENTUCKY WILDCATS. Shorthanded but undeterred, No. 15 Kentucky defeated No. 5 Tennessee, 75-64, finishing off a ...