In Minor League play, a full ABS system was also trialled, eliminating human umpires’ involvement in ball-strike calls.

Getting calls right is part of that consideration, and MLB has the technology to help umpires with the strike zone just as ...

Jimmy Rollins says the MLB should "never" adopt full-time robot umps ... telling TMZ Sports this week the Automated ...

Ever since Billy McLean became the first major league umpire in 1876, the umpire has been baseball’s Supreme Court—the ...

The ABS Challenge System, which allows pitchers and hitters to change an umpire's call using technology, will be allowed for ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

The league's competition committee voted to implement the system, which has been tested in Triple A since 2022, in all MLB ...

Yankees react to MLB’s new ABS challenge system, weighing strategy, tension, and how robot umps will reshape their playbook in 2026.

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee met Tuesday and approved the use of the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System for ...

Major League Baseball will introduce robot umpires in 2026 after its competition committee approved the Automated Ball-Strike ...

The robots are officially coming. Major League Baseball will be using the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) ...

MLB announced this week that the Automated Ball/Strike System would be coming to the majors next season. Not everyone is ...