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

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in ...

When the crack of the bat signals opening day for the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season today, there will be a new addition to the diamond: robot umpires. The technological change has been ...

NEW YORK — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...

Minor League Baseball umpires will be getting help from robots. The league created a job posting for Automated Ball and Strike (ABS) system techs. "ABS will leverage optical tracking data to determine ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

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Major League Baseball introduced a big rule change this week, as balls and strikes can be challenged starting next year, with teams getting two challenges that they only lose should they get it wrong.

For generations, baseball has followed a simple rule. The umpire calls balls and strikes, and that call stands. That changes now. This season, Major League Baseball is introducing something that once ...