MLB will test robo-umpires in spring training games starting this week
Add umpires to the list of jobs at risk of being replaced by robots. Major League Baseball this week will begin testing an ...
Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...
This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’
Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions ...
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MLB spring training 2025 features robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges
What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, ...
MLB Unveils New Challenge System Involving Robot Umpires for Spring Training
This year's MLB spring training could prove more consequential than any in years past as MLB will experiment with ABS, the ...
Players 1, umpires 0: Cubs hurler Cody Poteet makes first ABS challenge in spring training and wins
The first test of the Automated Ball-Strike System went off without a hitch Thursday, with Randazzo quickly reversing the ...
Robot umps make early impact: Cubs pitcher wins first ABS challenge in spring training game
It took just one inning for the Chicago Cubs right-hander to be the first player to successfully challenge a ball-strike call ...
Ump show: It took robots 1 inning to make human MLB umpires look horrible
What if I told you there was once a day when human umpires ruled all? It didn't matter if they were right, wrong, or somewhere in between. These human umpires o ...
‘Robo-umps’ are coming to an Angels game this weekend
The Angels will play 11 games in which MLB will experiment with an automated balls and strikes system during spring training ...
Dodgers-Cubs Spring Training Game Features First Successful Ball-Strike Challenge
The "automated ball-strike challenge system" or ABS will be active during 60% of spring training games this year, allowing pitchers, catchers and batters to call for automated ball-strike call reviews ...
Mets Notebook: Carlos Mendoza’s squad preparing to play under ABS challenge system in Grapefruit League games
Using it in spring training will help the league determine whether to implement the system at the major league level in 2026.
Padres eager to see ball-strike challenge system up close during spring training games
Brett Sullivan caught a couple of games at the University of the Pacific, but he didn’t truly move behind the plate until ...