The new computerized system is being tested during spring training, leading to a series of challenges from players who don’t know the strike zone quite as well as they think.

But this isn’t the first robot umpires have been used in professional baseball. The league began experimenting with ABS for all balls and strikes (“full ABS”) during Triple-A minor league ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Robot umpires are marching closer toward an official arrival date for Major League Baseball. Commissioner Rob Manfred mapped out a tentative plan Tuesday afternoon, suggesting ...

NEW YORK — Robot umpires likely won't be ready for a big league call-up next season. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Automatic Ball-Strike System being used at Triple-A is not likely ...

He goes about his business quietly. His work is consistent and accurate. He's reliable and efficient. He never talks back. He ...

One big change for the St. Louis Cardinals' spring training experience this year is the arrival of an automated ball-strike system (ABS), unofficially known by some as robot umpires.

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 ...

Robot umpires area a step closer to the major leagues. The electronic strike zone will be used in all 30 Triple-A stadiums for the 2023 season, according to an ESPN report.The move is seen as a ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — 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.

Triple-A ball clubs are making the switch to the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system for at least the rest of the 2024 season, MLB officials announced in a memo Tuesday.

Robot umpires likely won't be ready for a big league call-up next season. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Automatic Ball-Strike System being used at Triple-A is not likely to be used in ...

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 book.