Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games.
MLB Unveils New Challenge System Involving Robot Umpires for Spring Training
This year's MLB spring training could prove more consequential than any in years past as MLB will experiment with ABS, the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, to ensure the home plate umpire gets as many ball and strike calls correct as possible. On Thursday, the league announced how exactly this new challenge system will unfold.
Baseball purists will be furious with MLB's latest tests during Spring Training
Baseball has already taken some great first steps towards not only speeding up the game but making its product more enjoyable for an increasingly younger audience consuming the sport. RELATED: Rob Manfred offers update on A's stadium in Las Vegas For the most part,
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MLB will test robo-umpires in spring training games starting this week
Major League Baseball this week will begin testing an automated system that will keep count of balls and strikes. The tests will take place during spring training and could be rolled into regular season play in 2026.
Everything to know about the MLB's ball-strike challenge system at spring training
MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.
MLB will test automatic ball-strike challenge system in spring training and other notes from Rob Manfred
The commissioner spoke Tuesday in Arizona about the Dodgers' spending, the next CBA, recent rule changes and more.
This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’
Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions during this crucial trial period could determine whether or not it becomes a ...
What is the new MLB ABS challenge system? Baseball hopes to finally get it right this time
Thursday's Cactus League game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will be more than just the first spring ...
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MLB experiments with AI umpires
The MLB plans to test its robot umpire during a spring training game featuring the Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers.
Players 1, Umpires 0: Cubs hurler Cody Poteet makes first ABS challenge in spring training and wins
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the ...
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Robo Umpires Threaten MLB’s Unique Viewing Experience, Sparking Headaches
For over a century, baseball has thrived on its traditions. The post MLB’s Headache Grows After Robo Umpires Risk Disrupting ...