In a major move, Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday confirmed the usage of robot umpires for 2025 MLB Spring training. Last month, the top boss of MLB had claimed that the league was also looking ...

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Major League Baseball hopes to test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training next year, making an automated ball-strike component possible as early as ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred talks with media at George M. Steinbrenner Field. / Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Major League Baseball will continue experimenting with robot umpires during spring ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) is set to test robot umpires during spring training next year, potentially integrating an automated ball-strike system (ABS) by the 2026 season, this initiative, ...

Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals ...