MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Who signs up for the unforgiving grind of becoming an umpire now? Start with the 56 candidates at MLB Umpire Prospect ...
Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test
Major League Baseball said Wednesday that 617 of 1,182 challenges were successful in the 288 exhibition games using the ...
What the data from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test says about baseball’s future
Was the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system novel? Yes, though maybe not to Max Scherzer. Effective? According to the data, ...
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MLB releases Spring Training ABS challenge results
Wonder how the new Automated Ball-Strike System fared during Spring Training? Well, wonder no more. According to data ...
Verdict is in on MLB's ABS challenge system: 52% overturned in spring training
The challenge system will not be used in MLB games this season, but there is a good chance it will be implemented in 2026.
The Philly area's oldest umpire is 82 and spends his days calling strikes and asking sports history questions
Richard Glazer, 82, will put on his blue shirt and start his 28th year as a baseball umpire, now with the Tri-State Elite ...
Robot umpires take to the field for baseball's spring training | The Excerpt
The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which uses Hawk-Eye technology was rolled up from the minors into the majors for an ...
What we learned from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test: Players, managers, execs weigh in
What did we learn from watching the robot umps — and talking to people throughout the game about ABS — this spring? Let's discuss!
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MLB teams won 52.2% of ABS challenges during robot umpire test
NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers.
ABS challenge system used in spring training could become MLB ready as early as next season
After spring training wraps this week, MLB’s competition committee will begin collecting data from players, coaches, and ...
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Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test
NEW YORK — Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers. Major League Baseball ...