Technology Is Coming for Baseball’s Strike Zone. Just Don’t Call It a Robo-Ump
How MLB created a so-called robo-ump system that uses cameras and computers to call balls and strikes and how players are ...
Robot Umpires Have Come to MLB—and They’re Making Players Look Completely Clueless
The new computerized system is being tested during spring training, leading to a series of challenges from players who don’t ...
First robot challenge in Yankees' game was comical thanks to Rays’ Ben Rortvedt
MLB is using an automated ball-strike system during most spring training games and it was in play for the Yankees-Rays' ...
Spring training in Florida has returned! Are robot umpires here to stay? Here's what to know
It's time once again for the Grapefruit League! MLB spring training in Florida includes a strike zone challenge system in ...
MLB tests robot umpires ahead of possible integration by 2026
The batter, pitcher or catcher simply tap their helmet or cap to challenge — but they only have two seconds. If they ...
Phillies spring training 2025: TV schedule, new rules, how to watch and stream
Four Phillies spring training games will stream exclusively on the team's website, while NBC Sports Philadelphia will ...
Rise of the Robots: MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike System Flawless in Spring Debut
Major League Baseball is back. And the robots have arrived. The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened Spring Training Thursday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, when they ...
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 ...
Baseball history made: Robot umpires tested in MLB spring opener
Robot umpires have arrived in the big leagues, at least in exhibition games. The Cubs and World Series champion Dodgers ...
What is MLB’s ‘ABS Challenge System’? Inside baseball’s newest ‘robot umps’ technology
COMING SOON: The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) presented by @TMobile will be used during Spring Training games ...
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Cubs pitcher wins first ABS challenge in spring training
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the ...
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 ...