Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly ...

When Major League Baseball introduced the 'ABS' (automatic balls/strikes) challenge system to spring training games this year, it was seen as a compromise: betw ...

Spring training presents players with an opportunity ... when Opening Day rolls around in a couple weeks. That applies to umpires too, apparently, as MLB ump Quinn Wolcott had an internal ...

Start with the 56 candidates at MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp. This is a training ground that did not exist a few years ago. Announced by MLB in 2022 in hopes of recruiting a broader pool ...

Despite Mumbai Indians' loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rohit Sharma's playful mimicry of the 'X' substitution gesture brought smiles to fans. While his batting performance remained ...

Teams Successful on 52.2% of Ball/strike Challenges During Spring Training Robot Umpire Test NEW YORK (AP) — Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of ...

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 ... sort of the online experience ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Wonder how the new Automated Ball-Strike System fared during Spring Training? Well, wonder no more. According to data released Wednesday by MLB, 52.2% of ball-strike challenges this spring resulted in ...