Spring training this year has featured another seismic twist: the chance for the pitcher, catcher, or batter to overturn the umpire’s ball or strike call ... of a punch-out and his insouciant ...

And while spring training is a time for teams to test out new ... the AI umpire. In some spring training games, baseball has been testing a robotic system to verify calls made by the home plate’s ...

NEW YORK — 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. HT Image Major League ...

According to statistics released Wednesday by Major League Baseball, 52.2 percent of ball-strike challenges this spring resulted in a successful overturn of the home-plate umpire’s original ... the ...

Soto followed Lindor in the lineup, working a 1-2 count before being called out on strikes on a 92 mph changeup. Unhappy with the call, Soto exchanged a few words with the umpire before walking ...

Despite a protest to home plate umpire Will Little that the ball grazed his foot and that he did not swing, Little called Giménez out on a swing for the second out. Out came Schneider ...

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 ...