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A Rookie Robot Umpire Takes The Field
In this year’s baseball spring training, the new Automated Ball-Strike System is helping settle challenges to home plate ...
Larry Brown Sports27d
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 ...
USA Today27d
Fans loved how MLB's new ABS challenge system exposed the umpire's terrible call in real time
With Andy Pages at the plate for the Dodgers, the outfielder took exception when home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson rung him up for a bases-loaded strikeout. Pages immediately tapped his helmet to ...
The Denver Post1mon
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.
USA Today25d
Umpire Mike Muchlinski hilariously made fun of himself after the Padres’ failed ball-strike challenge
That was when we got a great reaction from the home plate umpire. As the videoboard showed that his ball call was correct, Muchlinski made the announcement as, "The call is surprisingly correct." ...