Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...

In Minor League play, a full ABS system was also trialled, eliminating human umpires’ involvement in ball-strike calls.

Ever since Billy McLean became the first major league umpire in 1876, the umpire has been baseball’s Supreme Court—the ...

The league’s 11-man competition committee approved the use of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) on Tuesday. The robot ...

Robots are coming to the major leagues, but only partially. The MLB’s competition committee approved the use of the Automated ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026 ...

Hear that exhale? That’s the Orioles breathing a sigh of relief because MLB is implementing robot umpires next season.

ATLANTA — Cal Raleigh was just as successful with the first robot umpire All-Star challenge as he was in the Home Run Derby. Seattle’s catcher signaled for an appeal to the Automated Ball-Strike ...

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ATLANTA — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until the umpire calls it a ball,” Detroit’s AL Cy Young Award ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.