MLB Player Calls Out ABS Robot-Umpire amid Rule Changes: 'This Is Not Tennis'
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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 ...
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Umpire had the best reaction after getting his strike zone call challenged
Veteran MLB umpire Mike Muchlinski went viral on social media for his sense of humor after he got one of his strike zone calls challenged. Muchlinski was the home plate umpire for Tuesday’s ...
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Female umpire and former Hofstra softball star Jen Pawol works Yankees game behind the plate
Who called the pitch behind the plate? Jen Pawol, the former Hofstra softball star who is trying to become the first woman to umpire a game in the major leagues. Last spring the 48-year-old Pawol ...
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Will MLB Use Automated Strike Zone (ABS) for 2025 Regular Season?
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred talks with ... The system helps create more consistent and accurate calls behind the plate, while making umpire errors more rare. Though some complain removing the ...
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MLB Using Robot Umpires: What To Know About ABS Challenge System
After experimenting with the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system across the Minor Leagues, MLB has brought the ... to get the call right.” Home-plate umpires are still tasked with ...
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Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.