The ABS arrives amid social media accounts and content creators regularly using data and game footage to evaluate umpire ...
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 ...
With the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in line to be fully integrated in Major League games at the start of ...
Robot umpire challenge system could be tested next spring training, 2026 regular-season use possible
Major League Baseball could test robot umpires as part of a challenge system in spring training next year, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been experimenting with the automated ...
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MLB robot umpires, explained: What to know about baseball's ABS challenge system and how it will be used in 2026
It's official: MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a surprising twist that baseball purists might never have predicted, many Major League Baseball umpires have gone from resisting automated strike zones to actively embracing them.
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