Baseball's worst ump didn't quit — he got evicted.

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee approved the use of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) on Tuesday. Robot umpires will be used for the entire 2026 season. An umpire still will ...

Major League Baseball saw a grand change in 2023 when it introduced a pitch clock, a change many say contributed to the league’s massive jump in viewership as the game sped up dramatically. Now, in ...

TAMPA, Fla.(AP) — Kevin Cash isn't worried that manager ejections will become a relic of baseball's past just because robot umpires have arrived to settle some debates. “You only get two challenges, ...

NEW YORK(AP) — Colorado avoided falling behind when the robot umpire changed Brett Baty's bases-loaded walk to an inning-ending called third strike in the first, and Jose Quintana got his first win of ...

- The Robot Revolution: MLB's challenge system is here, and fans are loving the suspense of every strike zone animation. - By the Numbers: With a 53% overturn rate, the system is performing exactly as ...

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

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald knows that — in theory — Major League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike system shouldn't favor batters or pitchers. In practice, he thinks one ...

During a recent discussion on "Outspoken with Dan Sileo," George expressed his support for Automated Ball and Strike (ABS) systems, commonly nicknamed "robot umpires." He highlighted his experiences ...