The future of baseball is approaching, and it is approaching fast. On Thursday, the MLB announced that the electronic strike zone would debut in all Triple-A ballparks in 2023 and soon the major ...

Jimmy Rollins says the MLB should "never" adopt full-time robot umps ... telling TMZ Sports this week the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System is as far as the league should take things. We caught ...

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 introduced in ...

Dale Scott explains how MLB's unreliable on-screen strike box has pushed umpires from resistance to acceptance of the ...

NEW YORK -- Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the ...

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, ...

Mike Shildt knows better than to stand in the way of progress. In the case of the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system approved for the 2026 season on Tuesday by Major League Baseball’s joint ...

There are different lines of thought in baseball, both among fans and those in the industry, about the future of calling ...

Major League Baseball is preparing to share the strike zone with machines. Starting next season, pitchers, hitters, and catchers—but no one in the dugout—will be allowed two challenges a game. A tap ...

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