Starting this week, batters stepping up to the plate during spring training games will have the ability to challenge an umpire’s pitch calls and have them immediately reviewed by a computer. A human ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...
Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Andy Haines, left, is held back by manager Derek Shelton, center, after being ejected from the game by home plate umpire John Libka. FILE - A radar device is mounted ...
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Robot umpires to make All-Star Game debut, another step toward possible regular-season use in 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until the umpire calls it a ball,” Detroit's AL Cy Young Award ...
A radar device is mounted on the roof behind home plate at WellSpan Park during the third inning of the Atlantic League All-Star minor league baseball game in York, Pa., July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Julio ...
SEATTLE — The education of robot umpires has been complicated by an open secret in baseball for the past 150 years: The strike zone called on the field doesn’t match the one mapped out in the rule ...
Fifteen-year-old Emberlyn, or “Emmy” for short, is described as an old soul with a big heart and a contagious smile. SEATTLE – The education of robot umpires has been complicated by an open secret in ...
SEATTLE (AP) — The education of robot umpires has been complicated by an open secret in baseball for the past 150 years: The strike zone called on the field doesn’t match the one mapped out in the ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SEATTLE (AP) — The education of robot ...
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