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 ...
MLB umpire Quinn Wolcott hilariously needed multiple tries to get the call right at first base
During Tuesday's Cactus League game between the Angels and Rangers, outfielder Wyatt Langford hit a slow, bouncing grounder ...
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Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
While the strike zone actually called by big league umpires tends to be oval in shape, the ABS strike zone is a rectangle, as in the rule book. Developing a consensus on what a computer strike ...
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Max Scherzer’s robot umpire complaints ring hollow thanks to his own complicated past
The same can be said about umpires and the league itself this year. MLB is testing ABS – otherwise known as automated balls and strikes challenge system – as a challenge system for pitchers ...
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Umpire Mike Muchlinski hilariously made fun of himself after the Padres’ failed ball-strike challenge
And credit to umpire Mike Muchlinski. He's having fun with the newfound accountability. During Tuesday's Cactus League game between the Padres and Angels, Muchlinski had already seen several of ...
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Hampton Roads umpires score Little League World Series nods
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania — Two umpires from Hampton Roads have been selected for the 2025 Little League World Series. Robert "Garrett" Shelton of Chesapeake will umpire the Little League ...