12 Oct 1997: Manager Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves argue with plate umpire Eric Gregg against the Florida Marlins in game five of the National League Championship Series at Pro Player Stadium in ...

MLB will introduce robot umpires in 2026 with the Automated Ball-Strike System. Human umpires make calls, but teams can challenge them to the computer. The technology has been tested in the minors, ...

Playing in the World Series is obviously a great honor, but the same can be said for umpiring it. Major League Baseball tries to make the World Series the premier event of the season, which includes ...

An outfield screen shows a graphic indicating a challenged pitch call, initiating a review with the automated ball-strike challenge system during spring training earlier this year. The system will be ...

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Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been ...

The ABS arrives amid social media accounts and content creators regularly using data and game footage to evaluate umpire ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

'Robot umpires' will debut in Major League Baseball in the 2026 season as the game adopts the automated strike zone challenge system tested in the 2025 pre-season, MLB announced on Tuesday. MLB's ...