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 ...
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Is Baseball Without Umpires Still Even Baseball?
Baseball has been undergoing some pretty dramatic changes. The sport may still be timeless in a sense, but it is now timed.
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.
MLB Player Calls Out ABS Robot-Umpire amid Rule Changes: 'This Is Not Tennis'
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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!
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 ...
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Batting Around: Do you like the ABS challenge system? Is it better or worse than fully automated umpires?
This goes even for the highly trained eyes of major-league umpires. The human element is for players on the field, not the fair adjudication of the game. The challenge system is far better than ...
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MLB Using Robot Umpires: What To Know About ABS Challenge System
Major League Baseball has introduced several new rules ... you want to get the call right.” Home-plate umpires are still tasked with calling balls and strikes in games, but Hawk-Eye technology ...
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Robot umpires take to the field for baseball's spring training | The Excerpt
On a special episode (first released on March 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Technology and tradition are converging this spring training as AI-based umpires are tried out as part of MLB's ...
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MLB tests robot umpires as tradition meets technology in spring training
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days and now that includes Major League Baseball. The league is testing new robot umpires during spring training in the form of an ...