Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions ...

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...

The ABS uses a network of cameras installed in stadiums to track each pitch and determine whether it crosses home plate within the strike zone. The ...

This year's MLB spring training could prove more consequential than any in years past as MLB will experiment with ABS, the ...

It's not quite robo umpires but hitters and pitchers can challenge balls and strikes calls by umpires in certain stadiums ...

Thursday's Cactus League game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will be more than just the first spring ...

Challenge System” during a Cactus League matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. Employing ABS — referred to by some as “robot umps” — is an innovative step for baseball. MLB is ...

Robot umpires have arrived in the big leagues, at least in exhibition games. The Cubs and World Series champion Dodgers ...

F or the past few seasons minor league baseball has been testing a new strike zone challenge system called Automated Ball ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Home plate umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during the third inning of a spring training baseball game ...