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 ...

Sadly, the same can’t be said of the offenses and bullpens. Aug. 8—A big baseball fan, Tim Plough saw the news last month that Major League Baseball had issued a memo to its teams, warning them, ...

Major League Baseball announced the automated ball-strike challenge system last September, commonly referred to as “robot umpires,” which will be used in all MLB regular season and postseason games.

Orioles players were left angered by MLB's review system after a controversial home run call on Wednesday. Major League Baseball now uses technology to confirm or overturn balls and strikes. Is it ...

Minor League Baseball umpires will be getting help from robots. The league created a job posting for Automated Ball and Strike (ABS) system techs. "ABS will leverage optical tracking data to determine ...

Major League Baseball introduced a big rule change this week, as balls and strikes can be challenged starting next year, with teams getting two challenges that they only lose should they get it wrong.

The Automated Ball-Strike system won’t totally replace home plate human umpires. The Automated Ball-Strike system won’t totally replace home plate human umpires. is features writer with five years of ...

Jimmy O’Brien: I don’t think the fan nor Major League Baseball—and Rob Manfred has said this—realized how much of an entertainment spectacle it was going to be in stadium to have the big board show up ...